A long list of extra bills is being footed by the residents and their families at the Residence Portlaoise, on top of the ...

As pointed out by Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson David Cullinane, 75pc of Ireland’s nursing homes are privately run. He was correct to say that “older people are being failed”.

The State has been accused of "walking away from its responsibilities" to older people, which has allowed a "corporate takeover" of nursing home care. It comes as almost 200 allegations of abuse ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that HIQA's regulatory framework will have to be examined in light of revelations in the RTÉ Investigates documentary on nursing homes, which he described as ...

TAOISEACH Micheal Martin promised there would be an examination into how HIQA during failed to identify “very horrific and shocking behaviour towards elderly people in nursing homes”.

A nursing home in Portlaoise, run by Emeis Ireland, breached a restriction on admissions imposed by HIQA earlier this year, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

The Beneavin House nursing home is one of two featured in an RTÉ Investigates programme where instances of alleged abuse and neglect of frail, elderly residents are shown.

Sixty-one percent of nursing home residents in North Carolina are covered by Medicaid, according to NCDHHS. Federal cuts to Medicaid could put coverage for residents like Davis in jeopardy.

The number of nursing facilities in the United States has declined sharply despite a rapid growth in the country's ageing population. More than 820 nursing facilities closed across the U.S ...

Across Illinois, about 70% of days in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, according to state officials. Advocates worry proposed cuts will limit the care low-income seniors and those living ...

Delinda Phillips, 55, of Chicago, works as a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home in Oak Lawn and is concerned about what cuts to Medicaid will mean for patients she cares for and her career.

Context and perspective matter when we are faced with carving out billions of dollars from a program depended upon by so many people. Hospital and nursing home closures are already taking place ...