Concern has been expressed in Clare around the lack of delivery of beds at community hospitals last year.
HSE Mid West has confirmed no new long stay or short stay beds were delivered at its facilities in its older person’s residential services in Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary in 2025.
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It’s also stated that negotiations are ongoing regarding its acquisition of St Senan’s Nursing Home in Kilrush where it intends to install three additional long stay beds by the end of this year.
Shannonbanks Sinn Féin Councillor James Ryan, who sits on the HSE’s Regional Health Forum Midwest, says more capacity is needed for the region’s older population.
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