A senior HSE official has revealed that only two nursing homes were successful in their bids to provide respite beds for elderly people in county Longford. Jude O’Neill Head of Social Care, Dublin-Mid Leinster told councillors that Laurel Lodge in Longford town and Milrace Nursing home in Ballinasloe were chosen following the tendering process last … Continue reading HSE explains why Longford’s St Joseph’s Care Centre loses out on respite provision