It will also implement a CRM tracker to capture their most up to date data
It will also implement a CRM tracker to capture their most up to date data and report that back to the National Public Health Emergency Team in future.
There are now 196 outbreaks of coronavirus at nursing homes across the country.
Anne O'Connor, Chief Operations Officer with the HSE, says they will now begin testing all staff and residents in nursing homes where there is a confirmed case of covid-19: