The Co-Executive Director of the NGO, Validity, has said while nursing homes are the reality right now, they are not the best way to deal with older people in the community and are a violation of their human rights.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney, Ann Campbell said there are alternatives such as providing services in the community for people to remain in their own homes.
Last week, Minister for Health Simon Harris announced that a Covid-19 nursing home expert panel would be established to ensure the best safeguards would be provided to the sector.
She said nursing homes fall into the category of congregate living and the Disability Rights Committee, which monitors the UN Disability Rights Convention has found that at its core,