The government's set to look at new ways to allow older people and those with a disability to stay at home for as long as possible.
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The government's set to look at new ways to allow older people and those with a disability to stay at home for as long as possible.
Minister with responsibility for the area Helen McEntee says a public consultation process is being worked out, although she hasn't given a time frame for a home care scheme.
It comes amid claims that some people leave elderly relatives in hospital beds rather than sending them to a nursing home, to protect their inheritance.
They've come from HSE emails obtained by the Irish Times under Freedom of Information legislation.
