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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2024 · 8 MIN

Why are majority of nursing homes privately owned?

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One in 5 small rural nursing homes shut down during the pandemic, and older people living in rural Ireland will face a shortage of nursing home beds close to home as larger new facilities open in counties with big populations and a greater number of existing beds. That's according to new research from the ESRI. Dr. Des O’Neill, Chair of the Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine joined Shane Coleman on the show...

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