New guidance may add to ’inconsistency’ of nursing home visit rules, group warns
Latest HPSC guidance encourages nursing home visitors to self-test for Covid-19
Covid booster required for ‘fully vaccinated’ status on nursing home visits
New health guidance issued for care homes in light of Omicron concerns over Christmas
Research finds increase in domestic and financial abuse against older people
Sage Advocacy also finds women are more likely to experience abuse
Nursing homes urge caution on triggering visiting restrictions
Sage Advocacy wants residents to have visitors rather than be subject to ‘locking-up’
Covid-19: Nursing-home outbreaks linked to high local infection rates
Report from health watchdog and HSE surveillance centre notes hazard of congregated settings
‘It is great to get in to see her’ – relatives delight in nursing home visits again
Families enjoy first in-person visits for months as Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed
Few infection control reasons to ban ‘window visits’ at nursing homes
HSE advice on nursing home visits sets out clear counsel and also relaxation of rules
Nursing homes push for in-person visits for the vaccinated
Nphet to consider changes to visiting restrictions as part of a ‘vaccine bonus’
Calls to restart nursing home visits as vaccines cut infections
Groups representing care homes and residents call for plan to allow visiting once more
Families of nursing home residents ‘anxious’ about missed vaccines
Advocacy group for older people wants details on ‘mop-up’ Covid-19 vaccines
Clarity sought on vaccine rollout in nursing home outbreaks
Calls for rapid vaccine rollout for non-Covid cases as more care homes battle outbreaks
Nursing homes hope for full Covid-19 vaccinations by mid-February
Confusion surrounds apparent delay in roll-out of jabs at two Dublin facilities
Missing your grandchildren during lockdown: ‘The pain is physical’
For many older people, the worst part of the pandemic was not seeing the grandkids
Plan for independent data protection ratings agency a winner
DCU law student Conor Leavy wins A&L Goodbody Bold Ideas award for proposal
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