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From Monday April 12, care home residents will be allowed two regular visitors  Campaigners say it is a cruel lottery for families, with some homes allowing 30 minute visits once a week, and others insisting that reunions are held outdoors Care Campaign for the Vulnerable appalled by reports of weekly half hour visits Department for Health and Social Care expect care homes to follow guidance 

Care home residents were hit hardest when the NHS cut back on non-Covid care during the pandemic, a review has revealed. Emergency admissions plunged by a third and planned care by two thirds among those in the homes – more than among the general population. Thousands were denied life-saving treatment for such things as heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Others have been left in pain or with severe disabilities after missing out on cataract surgery and hip replacements. Family bond: Ruthie H...

A grieving daughter is demanding answers following the death of her elderly mum - who died in a care home after contracting coronavirus. Ruth Gibson, 54, is seeking answers surrounding the care given to her mother in the months and weeks before her death - after watching her health deteriorate rapidly over Skype. The care home, run by South Lanarkshire Council, told The Herald a full investigation was carried out in line with the Social Work Resources Complaints Handling Procedure, and n...

Campaigners have ramped up their demands for a public inquiry into Britains care home Covid crisis because deaths are still spiralling.  Coronavirus fatalities in care homes have hit the highest levels since May, official figures revealed yesterday. More than 2,500 residents had the virus mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days to January 29. In the week ending May 1, 2020, 3,082 residents died with Covid-19, and a total of 3,679 were killed the week ea...

Jayne Connery has said support in care homes has never been so needed (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster ) The latest figures show 35,720 care home residents in England and Wales have now had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate. This shocking toll stands testament to the awfulness of that decision to move people with Covid-19 into close proximity of other frail, elderly people. The devastation this crisis has brought to our elderly community in care homes has been more than just the virus its...

DEMANDS for a public inquiry into the Covid care home crisis intensified yesterday as shocking pensioner death figures were released.

Anti-vaxxers have mocked and smeared V-Day heroine Margaret Keenan on social media sites amid a surge of ‘toxic misinformation’. A mob of online conspiracy theorists – some claiming to be NHS staff – used Facebook to spread slurs about the 91-year-old grandmother and her family after she became the first in the world to have the Pfizer Covid-19 jab outside medical trials. Calling her a ‘guinea pig’ and an ‘actress’, the anti-vaxxers accused her of making a Masonic sign and of ha...