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Nursing home challenges funding increase offered by State
Summary
A nursing home operator, Bartra Opco (Northwood NH) Limited, has initiated a High Court challenge against the State over what it describes as an insufficient funding increase under the 'Fair Deal scheme'. The applicant operates the Northwood Residential Home on Old Ballymun Road Santry, Dublin 9, and claims that the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has not provided a fair or reasonable offer for the funding increase. The nursing home sought a 10% increase, amounting to an additional €127 per week per resident, but the NTPF's final offer was €1,320 per resident from January 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024, and €1,365 from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025. The applicant alleges that the offer is not fair, lacks proper reasoning, and is inconsistent with how the NTPF has handled similar requests from other nursing homes. The case was heard by Ms Justice Niamh Hyland, who granted the applicant permission to proceed on an ex-parte basis. The matter is adjourned and will return before the court next month.
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What: Report matter: Nursing home challenges funding increase offered by State. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- December 2023 Other
- January 1st 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 30, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 1st 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 30th 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-04-22 Publication
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