Two further nursing homes have questioned their inclusion on an internal Health Service Executive (HSE) list quantifying the number of deaths associated with Covid-19 in nursing homes across the country. St Francis’ Nursing Home in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, and Claremount Nursing Home in Claremorris, Co Mayo, both said they have had no deaths associated with the virus in their facilities. Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI), which represents the owners of private nursing homes, expressed concern at what the group claimed was the publication of “damaging, inaccurate data” that had “caused considerable upset and anger for nursing home residents, families and staff”. OutbreaksIn a statement the HSE said it continually gathers data on Covid-19 outbreaks, cases and deaths, including in nursing homes and other residential care settings, through its computerised infectious disease reporting system. More than 15 per cent of Irish deaths are ranked as either probable or possible cases, according to more recent HPSC data.

Source: The Irish Times June 18, 2020 00:00 UTC