Care home staff and residents will be regularly tested for coronavirus from next week but agency staff ‘are NOT included’ Staff and residents in care homes will be regularly tested for coronavirus Testing from next week will apply to homes for people over 65 or with dementia Staff will be tested weekly, and residents every … Read more
Care home residents are at risk of becoming ‘homeless’ if the Government doesn’t prevent the collapse of struggling chains which have lost income during the Covid-19 pandemic, an expert has warned. Adam Gordon, a professor of the care of older people at Nottingham University, said many frail, vulnerable people are at risk because care homes … Read more
Katherine Jenkins wears polka dot dress to entertain care home residents with special live streamed singalong By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 16:57 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 17:22 BST, 1 July 2020 Katherine Jenkins did her bit for the community on Wednesday when she sang outside for a set which was live-streamed to … Read more
Coco Austin has revealed her father Steve has been moved to intensive care as he battles coronavirus. The model, 41, paid tribute to her dad with throwback Instagram snaps on Wednesday as she warned her fans not to dismiss the virus. Expressing her disbelief, Coco also revealed that two of her aunts have also contracted COVID-19 … Read more
Neighbours’ icon Annie Jones is back as ‘Plain Jane Superbrain’ after putting her career on hold for 20 years to care for her mother who had Alzheimer’s Annie starred as ‘Plain Jane Superbrain’ Harris on Neighbours back in between 1986 and 1989, often referred to as the ‘glory years of the soap’ She starred alongside … Read more
Katie Price‘s eldest child Harvey was admitted to hospital on Monday morning after falling ill. The teenager, who turned 18 last month, has the rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi Syndrome, among other health complications including being blind due to Septo-optic dysplasia while he is also autistic, has an underactive thyroid and diabetes. Harvey was seen being treated … Read more
Coronavirus has killed more care home residents in the UK than any other country in Europe and the death rate is 13 times higher than Germany‘s, a study has found. Researchers say only Spain has seen a larger proportion of its care home population killed by the virus. One in every 20 people living in … Read more
Sunseekers eager to bask in sunshine on Britain’s beaches this weekend were in for a shock today after temperatures plummeted and torrential downpours hit much of the nation. In what marked a disappointing end to a sweltering week, dozens of revellers were caught out in the pouring rain in Manchester. Some decided to brave the weather … Read more
The ultimate Mother Goose! Broody bird takes care of other goslings on top of her own family – and has up to 47 in tow at a time Mike Digout, from Saskatoon, Canada, spotted the goose with 16 goslings Told how every time saw her, she would have more goslings following behind Counted 47 at most … Read more
The British Government has now delivered more than two billion pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS staff and care workers, it claimed today. Department of Health officials announced the milestone and hailed it a ‘herculean cross-government effort’, adding that it had ordered another 28billion items of PPE. The Government was scorned by NHS … Read more