rescue operations are racing against the clock at this point. more than 1,600 rescues have been made so far and citizens are doing what they can, offering their own boats to help as people band together in the face of tragedy. officials in the hardest hit county under intense scrutiny over the timing of their evacuation order. we ll learn more about that. first i want to check in with nadia. there are still people, as i understand it, trapped in the floodwaters in that area. what more have you heard? reporter: area, cow hear the airboats behind me. that s a sign of progress. people are being transported and goods are coming and going. people are getting frustrated. it s day four without food or water. i want you to hear from tania warner. she s a member of the arcadia community. she can t figure out what s going on with her own faefrmt he was taken to the hospital. she received a call from a nurse that he was in the icu and oven a ventilator, but now she can t get in touch
rescue operations are racing against the clock at this point. more than 1,600 rescues have been made so far and citizens are doing what they can, offering their own boats to help as people band together in the face of tragedy. officials in the hardest hit county under intense scrutiny over the timing of their evacuation order. we ll learn more about that. first i want to check in with nadia. there are still people, as i understand it, trapped in the floodwaters in that area. what more have you heard? reporter: area, cow hear the airboats behind me. that s a sign of progress. people are being transported and goods are coming and going. people are getting frustrated. it s day four without food or water. i want you to hear from tania
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8:00 AM May 3, 2021
Elm Tree residential home in Elm Tree Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, has been rated inadequate by health inspectors
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A care home deemed inadequate by health inspectors has boosted its infection control systems after being criticised for breaching Covid rules during the pandemic.
Elm Tree, in Frinton-on-Sea, was visited by the Care Quality Commission for a full inspection in December and placed in special measures.
The 46-bed home was rated inadequate with particular concerns about safety and leadership, down from the second-highest rating of good awarded in March 2020.
Although the home had no outbreak of coronavirus inspectors were concerned it was not following up-to-date Government guidance on operating safely with fears staff were not wearing PPE effectively and social distancing was not being adhered to.
Tania Warner, care home manager, said all staff wear disposable masks that are changed regularly throughout the day, with a supply available around the home, adding that employees have received training on hand hygiene with all care staff given their own supply of sanitiser.
She also said when residents sit in the dining room there are two to a table, and in the communal lounge they sit apart to reduce the risk of infection. And she said no new residents have been admitted to the home since December, with admissions required to isolate for 14 days depending on Covid results, adding that the home has also recruited new staff.