Home care for up to 40,000 now in jeopardy as providers say they may pull out

Mr Musgrave said this was “significantly below average costings given by both HCCI and NCCN to provide a high-quality service for clients, as well as living wage and mileage to carers”.

Mr Musgrave said saga had “destabilised” the home care industry, and he labelled the handling of the matter as “shambolic” and “a total failure of leadership”, which he said would not be tolerated in any other European country. Now, he said, many private home care providers were looking to the future with considerable uncertainty. “They are looking at two scenarios. The first is that they would hire more staff, increase pay and continue to provide services; the second is that they would withdraw from parts of the country where the rates were just not viable. Some would undoubtedly be unable to continue in the business.”

The organisation said providers cannot confirm when they can increase wages and pay travel time or mileage as the HSE’s timeline has continuously changed. Meanwhile, the organisation says the waiting list for home care stands at about 6,700 people and is lengthening all the time.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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