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A local advocate with the patient support group Patient Focus says it is important to remember that nursing homes are not institutions but “homes from homes” for people.

“Horrific” cases involving the abuse of elderly and vulnerable residents in some Irish nursing homes over the years have hammered home to families the importance of speaking out if concerns arise, according to the former chairperson of the HSE’s regional health forum, Galway Cllr Padraig Conneely.

The inaugural Nursing Homes Week 2013 will be celebrated in Westmeath from August 26 to September 1.

People with disabilities living in residential centres have the right to be safe, to receive good care and support, and to have access to services which enable them to live a fulfilling life.

People with disabilities living in residential centres have the right to be safe, to receive good care and support, and to have access to services which enable them to live a fulfilling life.

A new home care company, which prides itself on its kind and caring staff, was set up to meet the growing need to help people live independently at home.

Socáir, a new service recently launched in Galway, will enable older people to live in their own homes by providing 24 hour, long-term, live in, practical, and cost effective non-medical care.

As the HSE fails to meet the needs of children like Jamie Murphy who are waiting and waiting for life saving operations every day, others who work in the HSE are enjoying exorbitant salaries and even better bonuses for their efforts.