The Health Information and Quality Authority has published 30 inspection reports on residential centres for older people. They include inspection reports on two nursing homes which were severely impacted by Covid-19 in April.
In July, an inspection of Ryevale Nursing Home in Leixlip, Co Kildare was conducted following the deaths of forty residents due to suspected Covid-19.
The report notes that during the outbreak, 69 staff tested positive for the virus, which posed significant staffing challenges for two to three weeks at the peak of the outbreak in the centre.
At the time of the inspection all staff except two had recovered from Covid-19 and had returned to work. The report says while the centre was visibly clean and decontamination