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Relatives and support groups claim that the sector has been ‘left behind’ as the rest of society opens up

Families are terrified they will not be allowed to see their ill and dying relatives in care homes on what could be their last Mothers Day together. Campaigners say it has become a postcode lottery as to whether they are allowed to visit their loved ones in care homes.  Residents have been allowed one regular visitor - who have been able to hold hands with their relative since Monday. Jane Smith, 65, was left furious when told that her mother Rita Hookways care home is only allowing two visito...

This is the moment a dementia-hit care home resident breaks down in tears as she recognises the voice of her daughter who has been unable to visit her since March. Rita Hookway has largely only had virtual contact with daughter Jane Smith for most of this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It has caused the 94-year-old, who requires 24-hour support at the care home in Gloucestershire, to suffer both physically and mentally. Rita has spent the last few months missing out on holding ha...