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Two staff members tested positive for Covid-19 at a Tipperary nursing home.
Positive results followed testing by staff at Greenhill Nursing Home in Carrick-on-Suir last Monday.
Public health measures have been put into effect immediately and affected personnel are now isolating themselves.
The HSE provides advice to the management of nursing homes.
Visits to the nursing home have been suspended for the next 14 days.
In a letter to family members, Shona O’Brien, director of nursing, said: “The key consideration in this regard is mitigating the transmission of the virus from the community to the nursing home.
“Visits are suspended until October 12 and we will continue to communicate any updates in this regard to the resident representatives.
“Please be assured that we remain committed to providing all of our residents with the best possible care during this health emergency. We are working closely with public health and HSE colleagues to protect residents from the virus and support their care needs. medical “.
Ms. O’Brien made the motion to assure family members that the nursing home staff “is working tremendously hard to ensure that residents receive excellent care.”
“We recognize that not having contact in person will be extremely difficult and we will be facilitating remote contact to support the engagement between you and your loved one,” he said.
“The ethics and values at Greenhill Nursing Home remain the same and we are committed to providing all residents with comfort and peace of mind.
“You will appreciate that great sacrifices must be made within nursing homes to protect the most vulnerable and we at Greenhill Nursing Home are no different.”
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