ALONE Submission on Home Support in Ireland
The public home support service is a critical component of enabling older people to live well at home, avoid premature or unnecessary hospital or nursing home admission, and reduce pressures on family carers. However, demand for home support continues to outpace supply, and challenges with staffing, delivery, consistency, and equity of access persist.
As a member of the Home Care Coalition, ALONE continues to advocate for the progression of a statutory home support scheme, with improved quality of service provision, workforce expansion and retention measures, and sustainable long-term funding to meet demand.
This submission outlines responses to questions provided in relation to unmet need for public provision of home support, keeping pace with demographic pressures, and waiting times from referral to care delivery in Ireland.
