Irish Examiner view: Time to reform our care homes

We need to review how we treat the elderly.  Picture: PA

If you judge a society by how well it treats its old people, then we have failed miserably in recent months. Covid-19 swept into our residential care facilities and accounted for over 60% of all virus-related deaths.

This week, a Hiqa report revealed the trauma of nursing home residents who felt fearful, confused, angry, frustrated, and lonely during lockdown. Some residents even vowed to stay sequestered in their room until a vaccine was found.