Marymount University Hospice in Cork say they are overwhelmed by the response to an appeal last week for iPads and tablets to help patients and their families keep in touch.
The specialist care centre which has 44 palliative care beds as well as 64 elderly residential beds has been closed to visitors for almost a fortnight due to the current Covid-19 restrictions.
It has been a difficult time for residents missing face to face contact with their loved ones. Ger O'Farrell, Assistant Director of Nursing for Palliative Care at Marymount said that they initially tried to limit visitors to one or two but eventually for the safety of patients and for staff, they had to restrict all visitors except in the most exceptional of circumstances. "It is