Sat.Nov 12, 2022

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Care homes in England ‘risk being vilified’ if forced to allow visitors

The Guardian

Sector hit by staff and funding shortages warns against giving residents legal right to see guests Care homes face being “vilified” if they are forced to allow in visitors under new plans being considered by the government, ministers have been told. The care minister Helen Whately said stopping relatives from visiting loved ones in care homes as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 showed “a lack of humanity”.