Presentation on
Services for Older People from
RoisĂn Maguire, General Manager, Services for Older People to
Regional Health Forum – Dublin North East Monday, 25th July, 2011
Strategic Policy of Department of Health & Children & Health Service Executive
“To maintain older people in their own home for as long as possible and where this is not possible, to provide high quality residential care, appropriate intermediate step up / step down and respite beds�.
Population of Older Persons DNE
Implementation of Strategic Policy within DNE In DNE our priorities in 2011 are to: Provide equitable community based services and home supports Provide high quality residential care for older persons who cannot be maintained at home Implement the falls prevention guidelines, and Increase awareness of elder abuse.
Provide equitable Community based services and Home Supports Regional Service Plan DNE Follow up of Prime Time Programme National Review Home Care Packages & Home Help Implementation of National Home Care Package Guidelines National Level Development of National Quality Guidelines for Home Support Development of National Guidelines for Home Help
Current Provision DNE of Home Care Packages & Home Helps DNE Total Number of Home Help Hours – 2.41 m DNE Total Number of Home Help Clients – 12,900 DNE Total Number of HCP Clients – 3,385
Access to Home Support Services Contact details of Area Offices
Louth Market ST Dundalk 042 9394011 042 9394012
Meath Beechmount Shopping Centre 046 9037782
Cavan St Feilim’sComplex 049 4360448
Monaghan PCCC Rooskey 047 30434/30137
Dublin North Central Ballymun HC Facility 01 8467151
Dublin North West Rathdown Rd 01 8825190
Dublin North Coolock HC 01 8164200
Provide high quality residential care for older persons who cannot live at home
Bed reconfiguration review process & report DNE Public Bed Capacity – 1,363 DNE Private Bed Capacity – 3,751 - (July 2010) DNE Total Residential Beds – 5,114
Public Bed Provision DNE - Bed Type DNE Total Number of Long Term Care Beds – 1,022 DNE Total Number of Other Type Beds (assessment, rehab, respite)- 341 DNE Total Number Residential Beds – 1,363
2011
Long Term Care
Other Bed Types
Total Residential Beds
DNC
100
20
120
DNW
322
130
452
DN
140
9
149
Meath
84
38
122
Louth
166
45
211
CM
210
99
309
Access to Residential Care Louth
Meath
Cavan Monaghan
Dublin
Totals
Stage 1 – Determinations made
26
27
38
148
239
Stage 2 – Approved Funding for Determination made
15
12
1
74
102
Stage 3 – Determination approved and assigned for payment
1
0
0
13
14
Stage 4 – Assignments since scheme recommenced including 14 above
15
25
27
71
138
Fair Deal Application – Current position re the scheme Scheme recommenced June 16th Backlog processed to early June 138 Assignments in DNE since recommencement at July 13th
Increase awareness of Elder Abuse Regional - Dedicated Officer to: Receive reports of abuse. Provide awareness and training. Senior Case Workers – one in each of the former LHO Areas
To follow up on cases of alleged abuse in the area.
Contact Details –Elder Abuse Service Dublin North West Pauline Ducray, Anam Cara, St. Canices Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 Tel 01 7044460 / 087 9145206 Email: pauline.ducray@hse.ie North Central Dublin Mary Currie, Anam Cara, St. Canices Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 Tel 01 7044476 Email: mary.currie1@hse.ie North Dublin Marcella Pokorna, HSE DNE, HSE North Dublin, Coolock Health Centre, Cromcastle Road, Coolock, Dublin 5 Tel 01 8160316 Email: marcella.pokorna@hse.ie
Contact Details –Elder Abuse Service Cavan /Monaghan Manus Birt, Social Work Department, Older Persons Sevrices, Town Hall Street, Cavan Tel 049 4377108 Email: manus.birt@hse.ie Louth Maire Brady, Old St. Mary's Hospital, Dublin Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth Tel 041 9832963 ext 2127 Email: maire.brady@hse.ie Meath Maura Seabrooke, Services for Older People, HSE Dublin North East, An Tealach, Commons Road, Navan, Co. Meath Tel 046 9066819 / 046 9066272 Email: maura.seabrooke@hse.ie
Statistics –Elder Abuse 2011
No. of Referrals
Dublin North Central Dublin North West
35 53
Dublin North Meath Louth Cavan Monaghan Totals
43 52 45 58 286
Current Issues/Development Plans National Review of Home Support Services Implementation of Home Care Package Guidelines Recommencement of Fair Deal Development of residential care facilities Long Term Care -New Unit Navan, Raheny Development of assessment, rehabilitation, and respite
Summary ď Ž Provision of services to support older people to live at home for as long as possible ď Ž Provision of quality residential care in case where it is no longer possible for the older person to be cared for at home ď Ž Elder Abuse Service for vulnerable older persons
Questions?