Covid-19 ‘testing roadmap’ needed for nursing homes

Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has called for a Covid-19 testing roadmap to clarify the testing regime that will be required to protect staff and residents in nursing homes over the next 18 months.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published new guidance this week on long-term residential facilities which recommended that residents are screened daily for symptoms of Covid-19 and that they be periodically tested.