Tom Murray, Founder of Fair Deal Advice, was recently featured in a two-page article in The Irish Farmers Journal—Ireland’s leading publication for the farming community—highlighting a growing and often overlooked issue facing farm families: the lack of planning for care and succession. In the article, Tom outlines how common it is for Irish farming families […]
Admitting a loved one to long-term care is one of the most difficult decisions that a husband, wife, son or daughter, brother or sister may ever have to make in their lifetime. At www.fairdealadvice.ie we meet and help people everyday who have to make this decision and who are often ridden with guilt and feel […]
We often get calls from clients who either themselves or their relatives would like to remain in their home as they do not have care needs that require Nursing Home Care. They are often concerned about living alone, maybe lonely or afraid, and are struggling to do the basic housework and shopping that may be […]
The recent Prime Time Investigates programme highlighted totally unacceptable operating standard in two Nursing Homes operated by a large Group. This programme will no doubt have created fear and apprehension for those looking for long-term care facilities for their loved one. From ours and our clients experience thankfully the majority of Nursing Homes are operated […]
I have recently come across a number of persons doing podcasts etc. on the Fair Deal much of which is incorrect and incomplete and even insensitive. In one particular Podcast by a well-known so called financial advisory site the Podcaster when describing on how the Fair Deal works described Nursing Home residents as being incarcerated […]
One of the biggest issues with the Nursing Home Support Scheme/Fair Deal is the amount of misinformation that unfortunately people listen to and believe. Ireland is unfortunately a country with plenty of what I call the Irish expert i.e., people who claim to have some knowledge about everything and are not slow to share it […]
The biggest problem with the Nursing Home Support—Fair Deal Scheme in Ireland is misinformation. Even though people think that they already know all about it, when they actually apply for the scheme, they might encounter several gaps in their plans that initially seemed simple. Will you lose the house? Will you lose all your money? […]
Tom was recently featured on the Lucan District Credit Union’s popular Spotify podcast, Money Talks. Joining the conversation with the CEO of the Union, Paula Maguire, Tom revealed a good overview for listeners to “be the wiser.” Spotify Podcast Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jJNtMT1YSx2VnxwRrsv8N
The Government have finally passed the legislation to exempt Rental Income from assessments under the Fair Deal. This has come into effect from the 1st of February 2024. It means that any resident who rents their home while under the fair deal will not have to contribute any of the rent towards their cost of […]
When a person needs to enter a Nursing Home, regardless of whether they are in the Fair Deal/Nursing Home Support Scheme or paying for their care privately, the resident and or their spouse if married can claim tax relief on their contribution towards their care as long as they and or their partner are liable […]
Following the introduction of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in late April of this year, how you deal with an Applicant who has lost capacity applying for the Fair Deal has changed. The fact that the act has taken 8 years to come into law one would have thought that there would have […]
New Nursing Home Support Scheme Application Form and Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015, will make applying for the Fair Deal more difficult for Applicants and their families. With effect from April 23 the HSE have replaced the Nursing Home Support Scheme Application Form after the previous form was in circulation for nearly 14 years. […]
