Nursing homes in Covid: 'I was clawing at the window, telling her I loved her'

Alison Mc Carthy, Ballyvolane, listening to speakers at a seminar in DCU organised by Care Champions. The photograph beside Ms Mc Carthy is her of her mother Alice who passed away two years ago. Picture: Moya Nolan

The “traumatic” conditions in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated families and care workers, a public conference has heard.

Advocacy group Care Champions is seeking an immediate public inquiry into the treatment of older people in residential care.