Financing Nursing Home Care
Subventions
Nursing Home Subvention is a payment made by the HSE to help eligible people to pay for residential care in a registered nursing home. The subvention scheme is based on an assessment of the applicant's means or income, and an assessment of their dependency or illness.
Anyone who is in need of nursing home care can apply for subvention to help towards the cost of that care. Your dependency and means will be assessed to determine if you qualify for a subvention payment.
The maximum rate of basic subvention is €300.00 per week which came into effect from 1st January 2007. The maximum amount of basic subvention will be paid if your assessed means (income and imputed income) is the Non-Contributory Old Age Pension or an equivalent (or a lower weekly amount) plus a sum equivalent to 20% of the pension rate. Any other income in addition to the Non-Contributory Old Age Pension rate and/or assets (such as property) may result in the amount of weekly basic subvention being reduced or no basic subvention payment being approved.
Enhanced subvention
Enhanced subvention is a ‘top-up’ payment which may be granted by the HSE if the applicant’means and basic subvention are insufficient to meet the cost of nursing home care. Enhanced subvention is granted at the discretion of the HSE and is dependent on the:
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