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Health's ageing crisis: time for action
— a future strategy for Ireland's long-term residential care sector | | Corporate Author | BDO [Ireland] |
| Publisher | BDO Ireland, [Dublin], 2014 |
| Pages | 32 pp |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Long term ; Policy ; Ireland. |
| Annotation | The provision of residential care for Ireland's ageing population is rapidly heading for crisis; however this is a situation that can, with the appropriate action, be avoided. In light of the serious challenges presented by an ageing population, Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) engaged BDO to undertake an independent, fact-based review of the Irish nursing home sector. This report aims to help inform current and future national strategy for aged care provision; also to provide guidance as to what may represent appropriate future policy responses and directions, specifically with regards to the future role of Ireland's nursing home sector. The report aims to identify the measures which must be taken to ensure the sustainability of the sector now and into the future. Analysis was based on publicly available data and literature. It also included primary research, which took the form of extensive engagement with key stakeholders throughout the nursing home sector, older people's care and the wider health sector. The report identifies startling evidence of significant demographic and population change which is currently taking place, for which Ireland is ill- prepared. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160920006 B |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: 4Q: QAD: 763 |
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