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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.

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 –

taking up to eight days, residents suffering through lack of family visitation, and self-isolation rules creating under-staffing issues, these are already challenging times for care homes.

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.

Manchester Evening News has spoken to care home bosses who say the major delays - nearly trebling the Government target of 'up to 72 hours' - are causing them stress and anxiety as they brace themselves for a potential second wave.

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received at the home, which has been at the centre of three abuse cases in the past two years.