A husband and wife who devoted their lives to caring for others and had 26 foster children have died within a fortnight of each other from Covid-19, their family said.
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The director of a group of care homes where 11 residents have died after contracting Covid-19 says she thinks the sector has been forgotten during a “horrendous” last three weeks.
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Care homes should not have to pay VAT for supplies of protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, a union has said. Social care providers are being charged tax on personal
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Around two-thirds of care homes run by Britain’s largest care home operator have cases of Covid-19, it has emerged, as pressure mounts on the Government over a growing crisis among
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Around half the deaths from coronavirus are happening in care homes according to data from five European countries collated in a new study. Data collected from official sources by a
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Care sector bosses have said daily death tolls are “airbrushing out” hundreds of elderly people who have died at care homes. Charity leaders have warned older people are dying in
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Boris Johnson is recovering from coronavirus at his country residence after being discharged from hospital, as the UK braces for its fourth week under lockdown. The Prime Minister spent a
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Charities representing vulnerable people have written to supermarkets urging them to support those who are unable to leave their home during the coronavirus crisis. The charities – Blood Cancer UK,
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Carers of autistic people with a limited understanding of social distancing have said they are being judged by the public and challenged by police when helping them with their daily
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Facebook is providing more than 2,000 of its Portal video call devices to care home residents and patients to help them connect with loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. The
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