Nursing homes told to withhold information on Covid-19 outbreaks from families
Memo from Nursing Homes Ireland claimed instruction came from Nphet
Consultant: affected families have a right to know the extent of any cluster
Nursing homes were told not to tell residents and families of the extent of Covid-19 outbreaks by their representative group, the Business Post can reveal.
In March, Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI), which represents private and voluntary nursing homes, circulated a memo to its members. The memo, which has been seen by this newspaper, stated: “The nursing home has been instructed at this ...