The number of people dying in care homes soared by 61 per cent during March and April as the Covid-19 outbreak gripped England and Wales, government data revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showed hospital deaths fell by 21 per cent between March 7 and May 1, while they rose 43 per cent … Read more
Health and safety probe is launched into group of care homes where 14 residents died from Covid-19 after whistleblowers claimed they were told not to wear face masks Guidelines said workers did not have to wear the masks if symptoms not present Care home group Horizon Care said no symptoms were displayed before April 2 … Read more
Police have launched a probe into a care home which was ordered to close after 15 residents died following a major outbreak of coronavirus. Temple Court in Kettering, Northamptonshire, was forced to shut its doors following the Covid-19 related deaths of patients who were sent there after being discharged from hospital. The home is now … Read more
There have now been more coronavirus deaths in care homes than hospitals in Scotland, official figures show. National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics show Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificates of 1,818 care home victims, higher than the 1,815 in hospitals. Nicola Sturgeon has been savaged over the crisis in care homes after it emerged … Read more
Coronavirus infections in care homes are continuing to spill into the community and will keep daily cases steady until September, ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson has warned. The Imperial College London scientist – whose grim modelling of the pandemic has been used to steer the Government through the crisis – said he was ‘shocked’ by how badly … Read more
Jeremy Richardson, who runs one of the UK’s biggest care home chains, is at the heart of the Covid-19 crisis. As chief executive of Four Seasons Health Care, he has seen more than one in 20 of the elderly residents in his homes die in the pandemic. Already under heavy financial pressure, the virus has … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today accused England of under-reporting care home deaths as she swiped at Boris Johnson for easing lockdown too early. The Scottish First Minister said the apparent higher proportion of victims in care homes north of the border was due to the way they are recorded. She insisted that people who died of stroke … Read more
Thousands of care home and NHS staff could be forced to stay home due to the Government’s test-and-trace programme, health bosses warn People who have come into contact with a coronavirus victim will have to isolate Under the programme, they will receive a text or email telling them to stay home Officials are considering if … Read more
Nuns’ care home that was facing 200% price hikes for PPE is saved by The Mail Force mercy mission Mail Force delivered PPE to St Anne’s Home in Stoke Newington, north London Sellers were charging the Little Sisters of the Poor three times the normal price Nuns and care staff broke into a round of … Read more
The coronavirus crisis that has gripped care homes in Britain could get worse under the Government’s new test and trace system, an industry leader as warned. Professor Martin Green, chief executive of the organisation Care England, warned that homes would struggle if large numbers of staff are forced to self-isolate. The test and trace system, … Read more