Care home bosses look to the Covid winter with fear and trepidation, but there's also hope

“SNP Ministers have failed to introduce effective infection prevention measures comprehensively across all care homes, which has left residents at greater risk.”Linthgow SNP MSP Fiona Hyslop says the Scottish Government are working hard to bring the outbreak under control.She said:“I am deeply concerned about the outbreak at the Redmill Care Home and my thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family of the person who has sadly passed away.“I am grateful for the swift intervention of NHS

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“Even without an outbreak, and without showing any of the classic symptoms of Covid-19, residents in this care home are tested if they appear at all unwell or not their usual selves."As in all care homes, staff are routinely tested weekly through the UK national testing portal.

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Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield both got emotional on Thursday's This Morning as they spoke to different families who have been torn apart by the pandemic and are unable to be close to their loved ones in care.

here Among them is Teresea, 63, a mum of five from Warrington, who told the Manchester Evening News : "My mum is in limbo - God’s waiting room. Why are we wrapping her in cotton wool so she can live longer? The quality of her life is more important than the quantity of years she has left.

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hugely damaging to residents' health, especially if they live with dementia.Now, care home bosses and charities are calling for a solution to enable safe visitation.Earlier this month, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham spoke of testing for residents and visitors and vowed 'to have a look' at the issue.But on Thursday, a spokesman from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority said: "Under the current central Government measures, local areas with increased restrictions are advised to not

care home resident has made a plea for visiting rules to be eased so she can spend more time with her family.In a video message, Mary Fowler said the coronavirus restrictions mean her care home has been "like a prison".She urged people to get involved with campaigns to allow relatives more access, and she said many care home residents must be in the same position of wanting to see their children "at the end of their life".She said: "I just want to say, it's just been like a prison in here."We're

link.The home, which has been purchased by NHS Highland, suffered 11 COVID-related deaths.Police say a multi-agency large scale investigation into standards of care is ongoing in regards to the home in Skye including investigating any possible criminal neglect.However, Ms Lennon has branded a report published in June by the Care Inspectorate into Whitehills as simply a “tick box” exercise which does nothing to answer the questions of families into their loved ones’ care amid the pandemic –

A lucky care home chef who works 80-hour weeks has won £50,000 from a 50p bingo bet.Donna Brookhouse immediately sprung up on the tables of her local bookies and "danced with joy" when she'd realised she'd won the Betfred Bingo jackpot - for “less than the price of a Mars bar”.The 52-year-old from Warrington scooped the winnings with her favourite set of consecutive numbers - 24, 25, 26, 31, 32 and 33.She said: “It’s something I’ve wanted to do all my life and couldn’t help myself.“It’s not

mum “just wants to die” after being left in a care home without proper family contact for six months.Allan Cairns has watched retired shop worker Nan – who turns 80 next week – lose three stone over the course of lockdown.Visiting has been restricted to shouting down a ramshackle path to a fire escape door where she is wheeled out, weather permitting, for just 30 minutes a week.Allan, 43, an engineer from Cardonald, Glasgow, now believes she is suffering from depression and has given up on

Safety first as Perth College UHI students return However, new home manager Cheryl Banks says it is quite the opposite.“I was shocked when I learned so many staff were related,” said Cheryl.