Tina Girvan says many homes are still struggling to allow visits due to ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks.
A woman whose father is in a care home has described the easing of visiting restrictions as "too little, too late".but visits remain limited to two households per day.Tina Girvan, whose father Joe is in a care home in county Armagh, said the change doesn't go far enough."Care homes are going in and out of outbreaks, with some in rolling outbreaks, which means they've been in a rolling outbreak for weeks.
"I think families, after two years, understand the difficulties and appreciate it and are working with it." "It now allows brief hugging, it allows people to arrange overnight stays, makes it easier for people to be taken out on day trips from care homes," he said.
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