Official figures show an increase in outbreaks of Covid-19 in nursing homes with long term residential care facilities also facing a significant risk regarding their operations, mainly in terms of staffing demands.
Of the 425 residential residential care facilities in the country, 75 have a status red designation. Latest official figures show an increase in outbreaks of Covid-19 in nursing homes with 208 such clusters reported.
A further 114 outbreaks have been seen in other residential facilities. The Health Information & Quality Authority is now inspecting nursing homes that have not reported any outbreaks.
It means these facilities are facing a significant risk regarding their operations, mainly in terms of staffing demands. Meanwhile,