# 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.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# New Rules
# New Rules
Just one nominated visitor per resident is allowed from today in Dublin nursing homes.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 12 September, 2020
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
Rates of healthcare worker vaccine uptake, particularly in nursing homes, remain low.
# nursing-homes - Friday 11 September, 2020
# Restrictions
# Restrictions
More than half of daily Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Dublin.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# HIQA
# HIQA
Hiqa was criticised for its “very late” issuance of guidance to nursing homes at the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid Response today.
# nursing-homes - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Concerning
# Concerning
After bearing the brunt of the outbreak earlier this year, the nursing home sector is worried at the resurgence of the virus.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 20 August, 2020
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
NPHET discussed the issue of visitation in nursing homes and residential care facilities at its meeting today.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Expert Panel
# Expert Panel
The report says that staff should not be employed across multiple nursing homes.
# nursing-homes - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Report
# Report
A new report has looked at the operation of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme.
# nursing-homes - Friday 31 July, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The report was welcomed by Nursing Homes Ireland and the INMO.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
One nursing home had left bedroom doors open for residents that had tested positive for Covid-19.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
# Stephen Donnelly
# Stephen Donnelly
The scheme providing Covid-19 support payments was due to close on Tuesday but will now include July, August and September.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 18 June, 2020
# Nursing Homes
# Nursing Homes
The Department of Health’s secretary general was speaking before an Oireachtas committee on Covid-19 earlier today.
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Paul Reid will appear before the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 this morning.
# nursing-homes - Monday 15 June, 2020
# Reunited
# Reunited
It has been three months since residents have been able to see their loved ones in person.
# Pay A Visit
# Pay A Visit
The group Sage Advocacy said people are “counting down the minutes to see their loved ones again”.
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