HSE chief ‘concerned’ about thousands waiting for home care serviceBy Cillian Sherlock, PAThe Health Service Executive has said it hopes to resolve issues around thousands of people waiting for the provision of home care “at a very early stage”. The HSE home support service aims to support older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible and support informal carers. Mr Stanley, a Sinn Féin TD, asked the HSE chief if he was confident it could be brought to a conclusion within a fortnight. Mr Gloster said the HSE had targets to provide services to 55,000 people but the service was actually used by 56,980. Mr Gloster said: “That’s to our regret.”However, he said there were only seven people at the end of March awaiting approval of funding.

Source: Irish Independent May 12, 2023 00:04 UTC