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Home Instead Senior Care calls for regulation of home care market
08/02/2010 12:37:34
Home Instead Senior Care is calling on the HSE to regulate the home care market as a matter of urgency, following the publication of a new report into Ireland's home care market. The report, published by the Irish Private Home Care Association (IPHCA) found that Ireland's home care market is completely unregulated.
The report also revealed that the HSE spends €340.27 million on the provision of home care services. By switching from public to private home care providers the HSE could save €79.83million. This is because, the report found, that the private sector is 29% cheaper than the public sector as the hourly cost of home care in the public sector is €29.44, compared to €21.00 charged by private home care providers. These savings means that the HSE could offer home care services to an additional 16,500 seniors.
Speaking about the research findings, Ed Murphy, Chief Executive of Home Instead Senior Care said: "Home Instead Senior Care is calling on the HSE to scale up its partnership with private players in the home care market. Not only are private home care companies cheaper, they provide quality care and adhere to set of standards unlike other market players. It is in the best interest of Ireland's 57, 581 home care users and the HSE to reform the home care market".
Please click on the link below for full details of the report:
IPHCAHomeCareMarketReport.pdf