Half of nursing homes inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority after Covid-19 outbreaks were not following proper infection prevention and control measures.
A report on the impact of the virus on nursing homes published by HIQA today shows that almost 60% of nursing homes inspected by the authority after having outbreaks of Covid-19 may have had more severe outbreaks than they should have had because of weak governance and management.
In one nursing home the bedroom door of a resident who had tested positive was left open and another facility was deemed so unfit for residents it was taken over by the HSE and ultimately shut down.