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# nursing-homes - Yesterday’s News
Nursing home accommodation costs 62% more in public residences than in private alternatives
A new report has looked at the operation of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme.
# nursing-homes - Friday 31 July, 2020
Oireachtas committee calls for 'immediate' action to protect nursing homes in event of Covid-19 second wave
The report was welcomed by Nursing Homes Ireland and the INMO.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
Half of nursing homes inspected after Covid-19 outbreaks not infection-control compliant
One nursing home had left bedroom doors open for residents that had tested positive for Covid-19.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
Temporary payments for extra Covid-19 nursing home costs extended
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
Almost 1 in 5 nursing home residents diagnosed with Covid-19, Oireachtas committee hears
The Department of Health’s secretary general was speaking before an Oireachtas committee on Covid-19 earlier today.
HSE chief to tell TDs of 'very significant changes' needed to treatment of vulnerable older people
Paul Reid will appear before the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 this morning.
# nursing-homes - Monday 15 June, 2020
'Tears of joy and happiness' as visitors return to nursing homes
It has been three months since residents have been able to see their loved ones in person.
Visitors will be permitted in nursing homes for the first time since March from today
The group Sage Advocacy said people are “counting down the minutes to see their loved ones again”.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 11 June, 2020
'Surprising' if Ireland needs to enter second Covid-19 lockdown, says WHO special envoy
David Nabarro was speaking to the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee today.
# nursing-homes - Friday 5 June, 2020
Visits to nursing homes return on 15 June - but with stringent checks for visitors
The lifting of the ban on nursing home visits was announced today.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 28 May, 2020
HSE chief Paul Reid: There are 'obvious gaps' in governance of private nursing homes
Paul Reid said the target of having 90% of tests for Covid-19 turned around in three days has not been met and it is currently at 83%.
NPHET needs to move faster to find ways to allow us visit our loved ones in nursing homes
Dublin woman Therese Bruton’s mother is in a nursing home. She says enough is enough, they need to see their loved ones.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 27 May, 2020
Nursing homes timeline: Early predictions of problems with PPE, hospital discharges and poaching of staff in letters
Hundreds of pages of correspondence between Nursing Homes Ireland and the Department of Health were released yesterday.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
Officials looking at 'creative' ways they could allow nursing home visits again
Dr Holohan said health officials are ‘very sensitive’ to the issue and aware of the impact on the mental health of residents.
# nursing-homes - Monday 25 May, 2020
Hiqa sent more than 170 complaints relating to Covid-19 in nursing homes during March and April
Many complainants raised concerns about social distancing and infection control measures in homes as the virus spread.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 23 May, 2020
Harris announces establishment of Covid-19 nursing home expert panel
The establishment of the panel follows a recent National Public Health Emergency Team recommendation.
# nursing-homes - Monday 11 May, 2020
Consent is crucial for coronavirus testing. But in nursing homes, it isn't always so simple
Patients must consent to be tested – but sometimes that can prove challenging.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 10 May, 2020
PPE will cost €1 billion this year, and number of Covid-19 patients in ICU has halved from peak
Some 120 million masks will arrive in Ireland from South Korea in the coming weeks.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 7 May, 2020
Louth nursing home has recorded 26 deaths from Covid-19, says Sinn Féin TD
Sinn Féin’s Ruairí Ó Murchú said that the deaths occured at the Dealgan House Nursing Home.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 2 May, 2020
'It's distressing for families': Call for repeat Covid-19 testing in nursing homes
Over 200 clusters of the virus have been reported in nursing homes to date.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
Patients being left in hospital for longer periods due to delay in transfer of care into nursing homes
The outbreak in nursing homes has left some non-Covid patients, who are ready to leave hospital, stuck in hospital.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 26 April, 2020
In the red: 75 residential care facilities at 'significant risk in terms of operation', says HSE
Testing has been ramped up in nursing homes for staff and residents in recent days.
# nursing-homes - Saturday 25 April, 2020
Harris hopes for 'slight easing' of restrictions on 5 May
The plan will outline the phases of lifting restrictions.
# nursing-homes - Friday 24 April, 2020
Predictable, not inevitable? How Covid-19 spread through Irish nursing homes
Questions remain about how the coronavirus spread so easily through nursing homes.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 23 April, 2020
Nursing home staff crisis 'escalating' as hundreds of staff unable to work due to Covid-19
Just 4% of nursing homes surveyed said they had staff redeployed by the HSE.
# nursing-homes - Tuesday 21 April, 2020
CMO says it's 'perfectly appropriate' for GPs to conduct nursing home consultations over phone
Private nursing homes have reported they are struggling to get on-site visits from GPs.
Coronavirus: 44 deaths and 388 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials are providing an update this evening after the latest NPHET meeting.
Self-assessment checklist for nursing homes on Covid-19 preparations published by Hiqa
On-site inspections to see how prepared nursing homes are for an outbreak will begin next week.
Nursing home owner describes 'heartbreak' of telling families they cannot visit residents who are dying
She said there have been a total of 13 confirmed positive cases in her facility and seven residents with Covid-19 have died.
# nursing-homes - Monday 20 April, 2020
Dr Tony Holohan: 'It wasn't realistic for us to think that we could keep this entirely out of nursing homes'
The Chief Medical Officer said that the R0 was originally thought to be 2.4, but is now estimated to be closer to 4 or 5.
# nursing-homes - Sunday 19 April, 2020
'The language is unacceptable': HSE officials criticise memo which described patients as 'dirty' and 'clean'
The HSE acknowledged that the memo “caused a lot of upset” which it called “really unfortunate”.
# nursing-homes - Friday 17 April, 2020
11 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in two weeks at Dublin care home for older people
The HSE said since 2 April, 11 people with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 have died.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 16 April, 2020
Tracked: How the HSE advice to nursing homes shifted between March and April
Nursing homes have become the new focus of concern during the Covid-19 crisis.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 15 April, 2020
Coronavirus in Irish nursing homes: 'They can't have a family member holding their hand'
A total of 209 clusters have been identified in the country’s nursing homes and residential institutions.
# nursing-homes - Monday 13 April, 2020
'Ongoing analysis' into potential under-reporting of deaths in Ireland related to Covid-19
The question of extra deaths in the population as a result of the virus has been raised several times over the past number of weeks.
# nursing-homes - Thursday 9 April, 2020
89-year-old man who died in nursing home had been waiting 15 days for Covid-19 test result
Jerry Ryan’s family said some eight residents are also waiting for their results back.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 8 April, 2020
Covid-19: Nursing home clusters more than double in four days as Mater Hospital says ICU is full
The figures come as a senior medic at the Mater hospital in Dublin has said that the ICU there is full.
# nursing-homes - Friday 3 April, 2020
HSE says some of the PPE flown in from China is 'not appropriate for use'
The Irish government has spent over €200 million on PPE from countries such as China.
New figures show 38 clusters of Covid-19 in Ireland's nursing homes
Nursing homes now account for 23.8% of Covid-19 clusters in the country.
# nursing-homes - Wednesday 1 April, 2020
Staff health checks and more PPE for nursing home staff, but representative group says test results still too slow
Simon Harris has said a lot of the new measures are “already underway” in nursing homes.
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Poll: Have you been on or are you planning a staycation this year?
WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL essentially off the cards for the rest of the year, it seems a lot of people have bought into the concept of a staycation at home here in Ireland.
Social media platforms are flooded with #staycation posts in what will hopefully boost businesses in domestic tourism following a devastating period for the sector.
But with a spike in new cases in recent days, a regional lockdown in the Midlands, and new measures this week including the mandatory wearing of face masks in all shops and commercial premises, fears are mounting that we could be entering a second wave.
So today we’re asking: Have you been on or are you planning a staycation this year?
Poll Results:
Yes, I've already been on a staycation (3359)
No, I haven't been and have no plans for a staycation (2453)
Yes, I have a staycation planned in the coming months (1985)
No, I have not been on a staycation (750)
Yes, but I am going to cancel my planned staycation (207)
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