Manorhamilton Councillor accuses HSE of not taking the shortage of home help hours seriously enough

Frustration is said to be building in among north Leitrim families trying to get home help hours for their loved ones. Latest figures show that home Support is provided to a total of 539 service users in County Leitrim.  There's also a rolling recruitment campaign ongoing in the area. Local Independent Cllr Felim Gurn believes the HSE is not taking the issue seriously enough and is calling on them to ramp up recruitment. He says there are many people locally who face the prospect of a nursing home as they not getting a sufficient service: