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THE cost of accommodating patients in public long-stay residential facilities is almost double private nursing homes, with a €790 gap between the dearest and cheapest beds in Clare, new figures have revealed. The maximum weekly Fair Deal rate for a bed in St Dominic Savio Nursing Home is €860, according to latest figures obtained by The Clare Champion. This compares to a weekly fee of €1,650 in Raheen Community Nursing Unit, €1,607 in St Joseph’s Community Hospital, €1,481 in Ennistymon Community Nursing Unit and €1,422 in Regina House Nursing Unit. The cost of care in publicly-run facilities throughout the country was set in January 2020, but the figures for private and voluntary nursing homes came into force at the end of last month. The average Fair Deal rate in Clare is in the region of €910 weekly. Carrigoran House Newmarket-on-Fergus is the dearest of the privately-run facilities in the county, with a weekly rate of €1,010. Other facilities charge the …
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