Clare nursing home support groups are calling for clarity on the HSE’s plans to shutdown community hospital beds.
Over 550 such public nursing home beds are set to be closed this year as part of the Health Service Executive’s service plan for 2012.
There are fears this will impact on services in Tuamgraney, Kilrush and Ennistymon.
Government TD Pat Breen inists that everything possible will be done to retain elderly healthcare services in Clare
However Secretary of the Friends of Ennistymon Hospital, Tomsie O Sullivan, is sceptical