Organisation: Care Champions

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Organisation: Care Champions

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<p>Majella Beattie, who founded advocacy group Care Champions, said: “Many of us intend to give our evidence in public and we demand the unfettered right to do so.” Photo: Bob Morrison</p>

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Advocates worried about covid inquiry's inability to force decision-makers to testify

The inquiry will not seek to place blame and will include the Government’s handling of the pandemic as well as the economic impacts

<p>'There is no sign of reform and very little has changed from the experiences of families at the height of the pandemic to families when things go wrong today,' Care Champions founder Majella Beattie said</p>

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Advocacy group to protest over Government's 'repeated failures' on nursing home residents

<p>Up to 30 nursing homes could be facing criminal charges into their care during the pandemic.</p>

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Families who lost loved ones in nursing homes during covid pandemic 'finally being heard'

'I truly believe she died alone': Families still wait for answers on covid-19 nursing home deaths

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'I truly believe she died alone': Families still wait for answers on covid-19 nursing home deaths

Cork woman wants to know why nursing home residents 'were left to die' during covid

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Cork woman wants to know why nursing home residents 'were left to die' during covid

Asian nurse taking care of mature male patient sitting on wheelchair in hospital. Young woman and old man wearing surgical face

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Hiqa received 15 reports about nursing home where 22 people died during covid

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Management at some nursing homes threatened to end tenancies over complaints - report

The report notes that 440 of the 576 nursing homes in the State are delivered by private and voluntary operators, that are not required to implement the HSE's complaints mechanism

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Relatives fear possibility of abuse as nursing home and hospital visits still limited

Relatives fear possibility of abuse as nursing home and hospital visits still limited

Health watchdog the Health Information and Quality Authority is still receiving numerous complaints about limited visiting access in hospitals and nursing homes, with relatives extremely worried about potential abuses and substandard healthcare.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2022

'Mammy died alone. We weren't allowed in': Campaigners demand improved visiting rules in hospitals

'Mammy died alone. We weren't allowed in': Campaigners demand improved visiting rules in hospitals

“You don’t believe the stories until you experience it yourself,” said Eimear Fitzgerald.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Families of nursing home Covid victims to hold their own remembrance day

Families of nursing home Covid victims to hold their own remembrance day

They say nobody involved with organizing the National Ceremony of Remembrance and Reflection on March 20 had contacted them

Thu, 03 Mar, 2022

Nursing homes may return to 'window visits'

Nursing homes may return to 'window visits'

From Monday, those wishing to visit loved ones should bring a valid form of photo ID to prove that the cert shown belongs to them

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

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Care advocacy group call on Government to speed up safeguarding reform

To mark International Day of Older Persons, the group has called for a national inquiry into nursing home care and deaths during the pandemic

Fri, 01 Oct, 2021

FILE PHOTO NPHET has approved new guidelines that would allow nursing home residents to receive two visits per week on general c

Call for right to nursing home visits to be enshrined in law

Care advocacy group Care Champions has called on the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to enshrine HSE nursing home visiting guidelines in law.

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

Forty families to take action against up to 15 nursing homes

Forty families to take action against up to 15 nursing homes

The families of some people who died in Irish nursing homes may bring legal proceedings alleging wrongful death and negligence

Fri, 05 Mar, 2021