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Funding • Regulated by Health Service Executive (HSE)

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Fair Deal)

Definition: The Fair Deal scheme is an Irish government statutory scheme providing financial support toward the cost of long-term nursing home care.

Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview

Co-funded between the state and the care recipient based on a financial assessment of income and assets, Fair Deal supports residents in approved public, voluntary, and private nursing homes. Participating nursing homes negotiate approved room and care rates with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).

Governing Authority

Enforced by Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.

Automated Compliance

How AsanWork Enforces Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Fair Deal)

AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.

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Related Ireland Healthcare Terms

Registration CORU (Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals) CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals. Safeguarding Children First Act 2015 Irish legislation providing statutory obligations to report child protection concerns and implement Child Safeguarding Statements. Governance Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) CHOs are operational administrative divisions of the HSE delivering community-based primary care, social care, and mental health services across Ireland. Compliance HIQA Single Assessment Framework (Thematic Inspections) Targeted inspection programmes conducted by HIQA focusing on specific regulatory areas such as medication safety, infection prevention, or staffing governance.