Older persons seeking placement in a private nursing home may make application for Nursing Home Subvention to assist with the cost of their care.

A Nursing Home Subvention is a payment towards the cost of private nursing home care in any registered nursing home. Persons making an application for a subvention towards the cost of such care will have to be assessed as being sufficiently dependant to require care in a nursing home and be unable to pay any or part of the cost of maintenance in a nursing home. An assessment will be carried out in accordance with the Nursing Home Regulations 1993.

Subvention payments will be made directly to the nursing home of the applicants choice once the nursing home is registered in accordance with the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, and the Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993.

In order to determine eligibility a medical assessment of the patients level of dependency as well as a financial assessment on their income and assets will be carried out.

What are the maximum Subvention Rates Payable
An Assessment of the applicant’s dependency is carried out and the maximum rates of subvention payable are as follows:

The personal income and assets/savings of the applicant and that of his /her spouse or partner will also be taken into consideration in deciding the amount of subvention paid.

Access to Service
To apply for Nursing Home Subvention, contact your local Public Health Nurse or the Office of one of the following as appropriate

Louth
Nursing Home Subvention Scheme, Community Care Offices, Dublin Road, Dundalk.
Tel: 042 9331194

Meath
Nursing Home Subvention Scheme Office, Co. Clinic, Navan, Co. Meath. Tel: 046 9021595

Cavan/Monaghan
Co-Ordinator, Services for the Elderly, St Felim's Hospital, Cavan. Tel: (049) 4360443