Fewer than half of local authorities in England have an approved designated facility for care home residents in hospital to be discharged into, figures show. Out of 151 local authorities,
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced plans to set up an inquiry about the impact of coronavirus on Scotlandâs care homes but warned it will not be done quickly. Holyroodâs
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A charity has called it âheartbreakingâ that care home residents over 65 will not be allowed to join loved ones at Christmas, despite an easing of restrictions over the festive
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A care group has questioned the fairness of a watchdogâs inspections approach during the coronavirus pandemic after it emerged local authority homes are far less likely to be inspected than
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An academic whose wife is in a care home has begun a legal fight in a bid to ensure she gets visits tailored to her needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
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A âfailureâ to introduce âadequateâ measures to protect care home residents from the âravagesâ of Covid-19 is âone of the most egregious and devastating policy failures of recent timesâ, the
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Testing of care home residents and staff is to be expanded as part of research into the immune response of vulnerable groups to Covid-19. Some 14,000 staff and residents will
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A care home group has enabled almost 300 residents to be cared for by their family members through an enhanced visiting scheme that launched in August. Sunrise Senior Living UK
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Fifty-three people were discharged from hospital into care homes in Wales within 15 days of them receiving a positive coronavirus test, according to the Welsh Conservatives. The party said it
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Care homes will be given iPads to help residents keep in contact with family and friends, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The Scottish Government will provide âone or twoâ tablets to
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