The Health Service Executive has agreed to deploy HSE nurses to a nursing home in Portarlington Co Offaly after it pleaded for help to deal with critical staff shortages as it battled a Covid-19 outbreak.
On last night's RTÉ Prime Time, Valerie Moore, the Manager of Oakdale Nursing, spoke about how the nursing home, which has eight Covid-19 positive residents, was down six nurses out of a total of 28 staff due to the pandemic.
In particular, Ms Moore raised concern about covering the night shift this evening with only two nurses, which would not meet public health standards.
She said it would have an adverse impact on all 49 residents, one of whom is also getting palliative care at the home. The nursing home was contacted by the HSE today