Nursing homes news in Portugal

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Nursing home in Torres Novas convicted for operating with half the staff

Social Security inspections led to a misdemeanour and a 5,000 euro fine, which was confirmed by the Évora Court of Appeal.

cmjornal.pt3 Nov

Nursing home in Torres Novas convicted for operating with half the staff

Social Security closed ten nursing homes per month last year due to lack of conditions to house the elderly

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Illegal nursing homes in Lousada, under judicial investigation since 2024, had received two urgent closure orders and one administrative order from Social Security, which were not complied with.

publico.pt17 Jun

Social Security closed ten nursing homes per month last year due to lack of conditions to house the elderly

Seguro warns about the cost of monthly fees in nursing homes

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Seguro speaks of a “time bomb” when referring to the pressure of an ageing population on the health and social security sectors.

cmjornal.pt5 Jun

Seguro warns about the cost of monthly fees in nursing homes

Portugal

1877:The Maria Pia bridge, 1877
The Dona Maria Pia railway bridge over the Douro between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia is inaugurated. Built by Gustave Eiffel's Paris firm, its wrought-iron crescent arch, 160 metres across, was then the longest iron arch in the world; it carried trains until 1991 and is a National Monument.
Read more Regeneration and the last kings, 1851–1910
1972: Luís Figo is born in Almada. The winger starred for Sporting, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, won a then-record 127 caps for Portugal and is regarded as one of the finest players of his generation.

Elsewhere

1922: In Egypt's Valley of the Kings, Howard Carter's team uncovers the first step leading down to the tomb of Tutankhamun, the most nearly intact royal tomb ever found.

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