Lanarkshire care home indoor visits remain suspended

Dumfries and Galloway Care Home after testing positive for coronavirus. It is understood “more than 30” people had been affected by a Covid-19 outbreak at the Fleet Valley Care Home in Gatehouse of Fleet.

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PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens The biggest loss of life was seen at Elderslie Care Home where 26 elderly people died after displaying symptoms of the virus, or after testing positive.Veterans charity Erskine was also badly affected by the potentially-deadly disease.At its Erskine Park Care Home 16 people passed away, while a further 22 died after contracting it at the Erskine Home facility.Representatives for all three care homes said their thoughts remain with the families of

Covid-19 outbreak at a Scottish care home. The deaths at the Charnwood Lodge Care Home in Dumfries triggered a deep clean and additional infection control measures.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A brother and sister are pleading with health bosses to reopen Renfrewshire care homes for indoor visiting — so they can hold their father’s hand.Alan and Alison Bruce (pictured left) say the current 30-minute outdoor visits in the Scottish winter are “inhumane” as they urge the Scottish Government to look at a range of measures that would reduce the risk of families bringing Covid-19 into care homes.The

care home in West Lothian.Care firm HC-One have confirmed that 11 people have now died with Covid-19 at the Redmill Care Home in East Whitburn.NHS Lothian has opened an investigation into the outbreak at the care home.Another outbreak at Milford House care home in Edinburgh is also being looked at.In addition to those who died, 35 residents and 20 staff members at the care home currently have the virus.A crisis team was set up when the outbreak was initially identified and the home was closed to

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Concerns have been raised about deep cleaning standards at a Paisley care home which was at the centre of a major Covid-19 outbreak.Elderslie Care Home was graded as “adequate” for its care and support during the pandemic following a surprise inspection.In a report presented to the Scottish Government, the Care Inspectorate praised "kind and compassionate" staff who were "knowledgeable and informed" about

Perth -based care provider says relaxation of home visitation rules is “ill-thought-out” and putting staff and residents “at possible risk”.

link.But just 41 of those patients were tested, three of whom returned a positive result. That meant 126 patients were discharged to care homes without being tested.Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon has since written to the health board to find out which care homes were affected – but the request was refused as being “manifestly unreasonable”.

"A number of additional robust infection prevention measures are now being implemented to help stem transmission of the virus along with a thorough decontamination of the home.”The outbreak at Charnwood Lodge comes as the number of confirmed covid cases in Dumfries and Galloway continues to rise significantly in line with a national trend.

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Glasgow care home has been left devastated after losing its first resident to Covid-19 after staying clear of the virus during the first wave. A number of staff and residents at David Cargill House, in the city’s West End, have recently tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating.

“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.