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Ireland: state pays maximum of £124 a week for elderly care
BMJ 2002; 325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0208264b (Published 01 August 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:0208264b
- Muiris Houston1
- 1Dublin
Long term care for elderly people who are incapacitated is provided in several different ways in Ireland.
If a 74 year old woman had a stroke, for example, and required nursing home care, several options are available. She could be placed in the long stay ward of a geriatric hospital, in a welfare home, or in a district (cottage) …
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