Hiqa receives 400 'concerns' about nursing home residents during Covid third wave 

Issues about staff, poor staffing levels, poor communications and worries about inadequate infection control measures feature prominently, with 82 concerns raised about poor communications. File picture: PA

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has received 400 "concerns" from the public about the treatment of residents in nursing homes during the third wave of Covid-19.

The health watchdog received the contacts between November 1, 2020, and March 22, this year. As well as what it called "concerns", it also received calls for investigations into various nursing homes.