A woman whose mother lives in a Dublin nursing home facing closure is 'pleading' with the HSE to take over the lease.
Lucan Lodge is to shut its doors after its operator, Passage Healthcare International Ireland, went into liquidation.
The residential nursing home in west Dublin has 74 beds.
Jackie, whose mother has been living there for a year, told Lunchtime Live she hopes something can be done.
"She's just gone 85-years-old and she had to go in there in the first place because she lost her mobility, she was basically bed bound in hospital," she said.
"The nursing home was the only option for her.
"A year later she is so settled, she is so happy, she knows all the staff, all the staff know her, she's got her friends.
"Everyone is so friendly, it is just like a little family".
'The place they love'
Jackie said the HSE has moved to take over operations in the interim, which she wants to see continue.
"The HSE are there at the moment, they're doing an amazing job," she said.
"What we need now is for the HSE to carry on with the care that the staff have been giving.
"We need for the HSE to take over the lease of the building because we need to make make sure all our loved ones can live out the rest of their lives in the place that they love being that is now their home."
Jackie said the home should also be secured for future residents.
"It's a home of 74 beds; that is such a lot of beds that people are going to be needing in the future," she said.
"For the residents now and for future residents we're actually pleading with the HSE, the State, to take over the lease of the home".
'That's her home'
Lindsay's mother has been living there for four years and she told the show it would be traumatic for her if she had to move.
"She's in the late stages of dementia and she's also blind," she said.
"Obviously she's not able to express with words but she still has her senses.
"She knows the smell of Lucan Lodge, that's her home, she knows the voices of the people that have cared for her over the last few years.
"I just think it would be traumatic on her well-being, the impact of having to move her."
Lindsay said she also hopes the HSE would take over the running of the facility.
"Really we would prefer the HSE to take over because we don't want to be in this predicament another year down the line," she said.
"At least if the HSE are in there we know that's forever until our loved ones pass on," she added.
The exterior of the Lucan Lodge nursing home in west Dublin. Image: Facebook/Lucan Lodge Nursing HomeThe HSE said it took charge of the nursing home following a decision by HIQA to cancel its registration on May 17th.
"The main priority at this time is to ensure that care continues and that we support the ongoing needs of the residents," it said in a statement to Newstalk.
"We are very conscious that the future is unknown and that this is a concern for residents, families and staff.
"This is an evolving and ongoing process. The HSE has held informal engagements to advise of their obligations under the Health Act.
"The HSE will formally engage with residents, their families and staff."
The HSE added that it is "currently assessing the facility and are engaged with the landlord and HIQA to explore all available options."
Passage Healthcare International Ireland said it hopes "a new provider can strike a deal with the landlord and get registration with HIQA to save the home".
