More than 150 care home workers are testing positive for Covid every day, plunging the system into chaos.
27.12.2021 - 11:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
In a small care home on the edge of Wigan town centre, everyone has a story to tell about the devastating impact of the last two years.
The work is tough, the hours are long - St George’s Nursing Home primarily cares for residents with advanced dementia - and sadly death is part of the job.
Staff here approach their work with a certain stoic tenderness that can only come from those who have seen devastation.
There are tokens of a loving environment scattered around the home - whiteboards
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