Call for public inquiry into elder care during pandemic

Eimear Fitzgerald, from the advocacy group Care Champions. Picture: Moya Nolan

A public inquiry into the treatment of older people in care during the Covid-19 pandemic is urgently needed, advocacy group Care Champions said in advance of a seminar on Saturday.

The 'Care is better when loved ones are there' seminar, open to the public, will focus on trauma and tragedies endured during the pandemic with speakers asking how lessons can be learned so this can never happen again.