South Tipperary welfare schemes for older people
A new 40-bed home has opened in Tipperary town, with further homes planned for Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir; a regional geriatric assessment team will be based at Cashel.
asked the Minister for Health the welfare schemes and proposals, if any, to provide the proper care and maintenance of the aged in South Tipperary.
Comment on this
A new 40-bed welfare home in Tipperary town has just opened and plans are well advanced for the construction of another home in Clonmel which will incorporate bed-sitters and other variations on the standard welfare home plan. A site has been acquired in Carrick-on-Suir for a further home.
A geriatric assessment team for South Tipperary has been established and it will be based on a special unit associated with St. Patrick's Hospital, Cashel, which is due to open on 1 November next.
Voluntary social service organisations in Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary town and Cashel provide a range of services for the elderly, including meals-on-wheels, and are grant-aided by the health board. There are three full-time home helps in the area in addition to part-time home helps employed by the voluntary organisations.