HSE deploying resources to reduce Covid-19 threat at Kerry nursing home 'in chaos'

HSE deploying resources to reduce Covid-19 threat at Kerry nursing home 'in chaos'

The Oaklands Nursing Home. File Picture

Fri, 20 Nov, 2020 - 08:19
Vivienne Clarke

The HSE is doing everything it can to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on a Kerry nursing home.

The executive took control of the Oaklands nursing home in Listowel yesterday after a district court hearing was told it was 'a centre in chaos' where there was a 'serious risk to life.'

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