# nursing-homes - Wednesday 25 May, 2022
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
The case, detailed in the Ombudsman 2021 report, was raised after the nursing home refused to engage with the woman’s family.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# HIQA
# HIQA
Vaccination was a major factor determining outbreaks, as well as whether a home had suffered an outbreak in the past.
# nursing-homes - Friday 18 February, 2022
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
The new rules are set to come into place from 28 February.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Many people who died in nursing homes were not properly looked after, TD Fergus O’Dowd told the Dáil.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 1 February, 2022
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
Residents should be able to choose a support person who should typically have unrestricted access to visit them.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 4 January, 2022
# Nursing Homes
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act. Dozens of complaints were made throughout the year regarding issues surrounding Covid-19. Other complaints were made over issues such as abuse allegations, building standards and staffing issues.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 16 November, 2021
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
Researchers found that one in seven staff reported thinking of ending their life.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 14 November, 2021
# State Claims Agency
# State Claims Agency
The number of cases was released in response to a query from Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 18 August, 2021
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
Nursing home providers are “frustrated” as they wait for progress on recommendations made by an expert panel last year.
# nursing-homes - Monday 26 July, 2021
# High Court
# High Court
Most of the applicants had a relative who is recorded as having died from covid19 while in a care home in Ireland.
# nursing-homes - Friday 9 July, 2021
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
The Department of Health issued the new guidance today.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 1 July, 2021
# Pandemic
# Pandemic
In some homes Covid-positive and Covid-negative residents were placed in the same areas, Prime Time reported tonight.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 26 May, 2021
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
Community incidence rates near homes and the number of beds within homes were among the factors.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 5 May, 2021
# Ombudsman
# Ombudsman
The Ombudsman investigated the placement of younger people in nursing homes.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 22 April, 2021
# Weekly Visits
# Weekly Visits
This applies to all long-term residential care facilities.
# nursing-homes - Monday 22 March, 2021
# Visiting
# Visiting
New guidance on nursing home visits has taken effect.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 11 March, 2021
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
There will be no requirement to limit these visits to under an hour.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 10 March, 2021
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
As of Saturday evening, there were 523,069 vaccine doses administered across the country.
# nursing-homes - Friday 26 February, 2021
# The North
# The North
The drive to administer first and second doses of vaccines across the North’s care homes has been completed.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
A total of 4,300 positive coronavirus cases were recorded in nursing homes during January, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard.
# nursing-homes - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Lusk
# Lusk
The HSE said a significant number of both patients and staff at the home “remain affected by Covid-19″.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Outbreaks
# Outbreaks
‘They didn’t come in Covid positive, they picked up Covid while in the hospital,’ said Leo Varadkar.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
Michael Delaney was hospitalised with Covid-19 for seven weeks last year.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 2 January, 2021
# Allegations
# Allegations
The allegations are contained in documents released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 19 December, 2020
# Hope
# Hope
In an interview with TheJournal.ie, the HSE’s CEO said the pandemic highlighted a number of health policy shifts that are needed.
# nursing-homes - Monday 7 December, 2020
# Long Time Residential Care
# Long Time Residential Care
Residents can received one visit per week with efforts for an extra one at Christmas.
# nursing-homes - Monday 30 November, 2020
# Restrictions
# Restrictions
As part of new guidelines, visitors will be allowed at Levels 3 to 5 under compassionate grounds.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 19 November, 2020
# Dr Colm Henry
# Dr Colm Henry
The HSE’s Dr Colm Henry said that “it’s clear now the impact this is having on a particularly vulnerable population”.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# Nphet
# Nphet
The rate of infection in nursing homes and among over-65s is a concern despite the overall decrease in new cases.
# nursing-homes - Monday 2 November, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
A social media post claims older people have been given a higher dose of the vaccine as part of a “culling agenda”.
# nursing-homes - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Dealgan House
# Dealgan House
A report from May – just a week after an outbreak at the nursing home – highlighted some areas of non-compliance at the centre.
# nursing-homes - Monday 12 October, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
Dr Holohan said protective measures in the nursing homes will not be enough to keep the virus out if transmission in the community continues to increase.
# nursing-homes - Friday 9 October, 2020
# Inquiry
# Inquiry
The committee has been looking at how Ireland responded to the pandemic.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
NPHET raised concerns over outbreaks in nursing homes last weekend.
# Brindley Manor
# Brindley Manor
Family members of residents at Brindley Manor Nursing Home in Convoy have been contacted and will be regularly updated.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 6 October, 2020
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Ten members of staff have tested positive for the virus.
# nursing-homes - Monday 5 October, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The government is expected to reject NPHET’s advice and move the rest of the country to Level 3.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Level Three
# Level Three
Concerns had been raised that nursing homes in Dublin were suspending window visits.
# Change Tack
# Change Tack
Experts advised against “crude recommendations” stating that detailed data is not being collected.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
An expert warned that the huge issue will have implications for the grieving process.
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