{"id":15427,"date":"2020-06-30T16:07:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T20:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15427"},"modified":"2020-07-01T12:08:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T16:08:54","slug":"irish-government-extends-help-for-nursing-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15427","title":{"rendered":"Irish Government Extends Help For Nursing Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.40657299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.40657299.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.40657299-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Temporary Government payments for extra Covid-19 nursing home costs have been extended, health minister Stephen Donnelly said.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme was due to close today, but will now include July, August and September.<\/p>\n<p>More than 30,000 people live in care homes in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Donnelly said: \u201cWhile great strides have been made in the response to Covid-19, including further suppression of the virus in the community, I believe we must continue to provide support to nursing homes and contribute towards their continued planning, preparedness and response to Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I am pleased to announce that I am extending the Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme (Taps) for three months, until the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis support, along with the broader package of supports provided by the State and its agencies to private and voluntary nursing homes aim to further contribute towards the range of public health measures required to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Significant systems and structures to facilitate the support of private and voluntary nursing homes have developed considerably over the past number of months.<\/p>\n<p>These non-financial supports come in the form of the supply of personal protective equipment, temporary accommodation for nursing home staff and through the HSE\u2019s Crisis Response Teams including deployment of HSE staff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-15427\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15427&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-15427\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15427&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-15427\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15427&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15427\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temporary Government payments for extra Covid-19 nursing home costs have been extended, health minister Stephen Donnelly said. The scheme was due to close today, but will now include July, August and September. 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