FURTHER CALLS TO PREVENT CLOSURE OF CITY NURSING HOME

Date Published: 30-Sep-2011

A Galway Senator has joined calls for the Health Minister to reconsider the planned closure of St. Francis Nursing home.Senator Trevor O Clochartaigh failed to have a motion passed in the Seanad yesterday calling on the Health Minister to clarify government policy on public nursing homes.The HSE plans to close the facility in Newcastle and have already reduced the number of residents from 40 to 19.It follows the passing of motion raised by Independent Councillor Catherine Connolly earlier this week for the Health Minister to intervene and prevent the closure.