ESTHER RANTZEN: Reopen care homes for Christmas – for the sake of the residents and their loved ones Sarah uses the same word over and over to describe the visits she makes to her husband’s care home: ‘Heartbreaking.’ Rigid rules have torn her apart from her beloved Philip, the husband she adores. Nearly 90 years … Read more
Care homes will be able to allow visitors over Christmas, Health Secretary Matt Hancock promised today Care homes will finally be able to allow in-person visits over Christmas by testing relatives for Covid-19, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today. The Government is piloting rapid testing in 20 care homes in low-infection areas in Hampshire, Devon … Read more
Susanna Reid struggled to hold back tears on Good Morning Britain today as she told the heartbreaking story of a mother who had been prevented from seeing her severely autistic son due to restrictions on care home visits. The mother, called Suzanne, wrote in a letter on Facebook: ‘My son is severely autistic, he lives in … Read more
Susanna Reid struggled to hold back tears on Good Morning Britain today as she told the heartbreaking story of a mother who had been prevented from seeing her severely autistic son due to restrictions on care home visits. The mother, called Suzanne, wrote in a letter on Facebook: ‘My son is severely autistic, he lives in … Read more
Distraught parents have been banned from seeing their children for months under ‘cruel and inhumane’ care home visiting rules. Families last night pleaded with ministers to allow reunions before Christmas amid fears that thousands of disabled youngsters are suffering long-term harm. Teenagers and young adults with special needs who live in care have been unable … Read more
Thousands more elderly and vulnerable people are being forced to pay for own care thanks to applications backlog caused by coronavirus pandemic Experts warned thousands of people risk being denied NHS funding for care It comes as officials rush through the backlog of cases amid the pandemic The backlog could leave families facing care bills … Read more
Fire kills ten in Covid-19 ward: Deadly hospital blaze breaks out at intensive care unit in Romania Blaze killed ten people and critically injured seven others in Piatra Neamt today It is believed majority of those killed were infected with Covid-19, officials said Health minister said fire ‘most likely triggered by a short circuit’ inside hospital … Read more
Families face a heartbreaking postcode lottery over Christmas visits to their loved ones in care homes, with the elderly still facing council bans in parts of Britain. Despite ministers saying last week that residents should be allowed to have visitors, an audit by the Mail has revealed at least eight areas of the country where … Read more
Families face a heartbreaking postcode lottery over Christmas visits to their loved ones in care homes, with the elderly still facing council bans in parts of Britain. Despite ministers saying last week that residents should be allowed to have visitors, an audit by the Mail has revealed at least eight areas of the country where … Read more
After 52 years of marriage, Dave and Irene Stallard are as devoted to each other as the day they met at college — bound together by a lifetime of shared happy memories. Nothing could separate them; not the stroke which felled Dave 16 years ago, nor the heart problems which nearly killed him ten years … Read more