Killarney elderly care facilities to close beds

Two Killarney health facilities catering for the elderly are to close beds in the coming months, meaning no new admissions are being accepted. Picture: PA

Two Killarney health facilities catering for the elderly are to close beds in the coming months, meaning no new admissions are being accepted now, Cork Kerry Community Health Care has confirmed.

The closures are tied to new regulations limiting the number of beds in any ward as well as to Covid-19.