Office of the Ombudsman, Ireland
Contact Information

The Office of the Ombudsman is open between 9.15 and 5.30 Monday to Thursday and 9.15 to 5.15 on Friday.

18 Lr. Leeson Street, Dublin 2.

Tel: +353-1-639 5600

Lo-call: 1890 223030

Fax: +353-1-639 5674

Email: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.ie



BrowseAloud

BATalk

9 November 2010 Executive Summary of Report "Who Cares? An Investigation into the Right to Nursing Home Care in Ireland"

Executive Summary of a report by the Ombudsman to the Dáil and Seanad (in accordance with section 6(7) of the Ombudsman Act 1980) concerning an investigation by the Ombudsman which is based on more than 1,000 individual complaints made, since 1985, on behalf of older people who were unable to get long-term nursing home care from their health boards (HSE).

Contents

Executive Summary - Chapter 1. This report is about

Executive Summary - Chapter 2. Challenge to jurisdiction

Executive Summary - Chapter 3. Background

Executive Summary - Chapter 4. What complainants say...

Executive Summary - Chapter 5. The law provides...

Executive Summary - Chapter 6. Broken promises...

Executive Summary - Chapter 7. Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 - "... making sure what has been in doubt..."?

Executive Summary - Chapter 8. Litigation - "... legal uncertainty is tested and exploited..."?

Executive Summary - Chapter 9. Conclusions and reflections ...

Executive Summary - Findings

pdf File icon   Downloadable version of Executive Summary (pdf, 164 kb)

Here is a link to the full report which the Ombudsman has laid today before the Houses of the Oireachtas