Care home firms 'should be more open and honest over Covid outbreaks'

Read More About: The largest care home provider in Britain, the company said it was would not reveal the exact number of deaths for privacy reasons, but said, on Thursday, the number was less than five. A spokeswoman for the home, which remained free of Covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic, said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with all families who have lost a loved one from coronavirus and we are doing all we can to support them at this difficult time.

link.“I was very pleased the Queen remembered to send me a card. I wasn’t sure she would due to all the Coronavirus issues, but I’m very touched.

Former President Barack Obama says the controversy sparked by his infamous comments about white working-class voters being “bitter” and clinging “to guns or religion” still nags him because it misconstrued his genuine sympathy for the same people who perceived him to be out of touch. Obama made the comments in a passage from his new book, “A Promised Land,” the first volume of his presidential memoirs, released Tuesday.

hereEach bag contained a variety of pick-me-ups including chocolates, sweets, scarves, blankets and perfumes.Richenda also asked a group of childminders if they would consider asking children to make homemade Christmas cards - which they then popped in the gift bag too.In total, the mother and son managed to pack around 180 gift bags which they delivered to four care homes last week.In each one, staff have been sending their thanks after their residents had their days brightened by Richenda and

dementia, was visited at the Aspen Hill Village care home by her policewoman daughter Denise Hobbs.Owners of the home in Leeds said they were evicting the 78-year-old - who is originally from Stirling - because Denise breached visitation policy by trying talk to her frail mother through an open patio door, according to The Mirror.Denise told the Daily Express: “My mum is being evicted just because I love her and want to see her."The care home have denied any suggestion that Elizabeth is being

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA plan to build a care home in place of a seafront hotel has been refused by councillors.Firm Simply UK applied for planning permission to demolish the Parkstone Hotel in Prestwick and build a 64 bedroom care home.The bid sparked 23 objections from residents voicing concerns over parking, losing the hotel, infrastructure and noise pollution among others.The historic Parkstone venue has operated for

Jake Kanter, Tom Grater EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one: Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and The Irishman actor Stephen Graham are on the brink of signing up for a Channel 4 drama that will be set in a UK care home during the coronavirus crisis, Deadline can reveal.The four-part series is housed at All3Media-backed production outfit The Forge, which has reunited the stellar team behind the BAFTA-winning National Treasure to make the topical drama, including writer Jack Thorne and director Marc

A resident has died in the Claremont Care home in Ayr after contracting Covid-19 - where 31 people tested positive for the virus. A total of 15 residents and 16 staff at the pensioner residence in Whitletts have been diagnosed with Covid-19.

hereAlmost all the excess deaths were recorded in the quarter of care homes which reported COVID-19 fatalities.Only 65% of the excess deaths were officially reported to be directly attributable to COVID-19.It means the remaining 35%  - around 10,000 people  - have died in those care homes and flagged as non COVID-19 deaths.“Thousands of people have died from Covid-19, but because many weren’t tested, some death certificates failed to attribute cause of death to the virus either directly or

East Kilbride News previously highlighted the desperate plight of Campbell Duke and his family from East Kilbride.