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Let s make 2021 the year of choice for older people in Ireland
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Sage Advocacy wants 2021 to be the year when older people in Ireland are given the opportunity to choose where they want to be cared for and supported.
The national organisation, which is a support and advocacy service for vulnerable adults, older people and healthcare patients, is calling for a radical transformation of the current systems of health and social care for older people in Ireland and a shift away from the nursing home model in 2021.
Sage Advocacy believes Covid-19 has exposed the weaknesses of Ireland’s current health and social care systems.