Age Action has expressed concern at the number of notifications of injury and abuse contained in this morning’s report from HIQA of its nursing home inspection service.
Age Action has urged the Government to set aside some of the additional spending promised in the coming budget to reverse the cuts to the incomes of older people imposed since 2009.
Age Action’s CEO, Mr Eamon Timmins, has called on the organisation’s members to ensure the needs of older people are firmly on the agenda in the coming general election.
Age Action has responded to today’s publication by the HSE of its Review of Elder Abuse Services for 2014. The HSE revealed that in 2014 the service received the largest number of referrals of abuse cases since it was established.
Almost 50% of bank officials have dealt with cases of suspected elder financial abuse according to findings published by Age Action and Ulster Bank to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Age Action has marked the second anniversary of the publication of the National Positive Ageing Strategy by highlighting the Government’s failure to develop an implementation plan to develop the policies and services needed by older people.
Age Action would vehemently oppose any move to pass additional nursing home costs on to vulnerable older people or to put a charge on them after their death for any community-based services they need.
