HEAR MORE: How new restrictions affect nursing home visits

Families of people in nursing homes are fearful of the impact that Level 5 restrictions could have on them and their loved ones.

Under the new measures, visits to long-term residential care facilities are suspended – except for critical and compassionate circumstances.

Window visits, or non-contact visits from outdoors, are allowed to continue.

Sarah Lennon is the Executive Director of Sage Advocacy – a group that provides support and advocates for vulnerable adults, older people and healthcare patients, and she gave her reaction to the rules.