574. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care units, the specialist services provided to support persons with dementia, in order that the allocation of resources more realistically reflects the needs of such patients, the skill mix of staff employed in such units, their training needs, the level of care expected to be delivered, the actual cost of care and the requirement for capital investment in such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/15]

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574. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care units, the specialist services provided to support persons with dementia, in order that the allocation of resources more realistically reflects the needs of such patients, the skill mix of staff employed in such units, their training needs, the level of care expected to be delivered, the actual cost of care and the requirement for capital investment in such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/15]

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1. 15 April 2015

   National Dementia Strategy Implementation

   574. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care units, the specialist services provided to support persons with dementia, in order that the allocation of resources more realistically reflects the needs of such patients, the skill mix of staff employed in such units, their training needs, the level of care expected to be delivered, the actual cost of care and the requirement for capital investment in such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/15]

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