Should we ask over 60s to stay in?

There would be a lot of NHS workers staying at home!

I work in a residential care home - many of our staff are over 60 and we all worked through the last lockdown. Goodness knows what would happen to our poor residents if this was brought in

Maybe over 70’s, but not 60.

And only if I felt i was in a highly infected area.
Which I’m not, so far.

Certainly not.

over 60s are disproportionately responsible for high hospital admissions currently.

When you say disproportionately, what do you mean, exactly? How disproportionately, for example?

People who are ill are not necessarily "responsible" for being ill. Sometimes illness is just bad luck. When I had measles as a child, was I "responsible" for catching it?

If women had still been able to claim state pension at 60, many could, if they chose to, look after relatives in their own homes instead of them going into care. Also helped with childcare if they chose to do so. All of which would have saved our taxpayers money and possibly lives too. If only .....

I'm 60 and looking after parents 87 and 90 and a grandchild occasionally whilst parents work!

No, make your own choice

I am 65, took early retirement at 50 so no job to worry about.

I only go out when necessary, local shops mostly rather than big supermarkets. I don't go to pubs or eat out. However I'm missing my friends as most groups no longer meet

During the 1st lockdown I was doing my neighbour's shopping, she is 75, after about 12 weeks she started coming out with me. I can't see her taking kindly to having to stay indoors again, I would be worried about her mental health.

I take sensible precautions, mask, hand sanitizer & frequent hand washing.

Since lockdown started in March I have had frequent Hospital/GP Appointments, all conducted with temperature checks (non of my health problems are Covid related). My Mum is 91 & I've had to make 2 x 600 mile round trips to sort out her affairs whilst she was in Hospital, I couldn't visit her in Hospital so I haven't seen her since January. Now she's home I can't visit as she's in a Tier 3 .

I live in area which is Tier 1, I will obey the rules. I do object to older people being forced into isolating & worry what that is doing to their mental health

No, No and No again! I am 71 and have no intention of staying in. I am abiding by all the regulations but I am still going out to shop and walk. If I was forced to stay in it would drive me mad. I think it is personal choice and I am not wasting the last years of my life staying in to watch daytime TV!

kittylester

Just that really. I think so.

Absolutely not, why all over 60s. I am very angry about even thinking about this. I for one would NOT stay in. This is not a communist country and I would refuse to be imprisoned in my own home. Since February and now, I have been to Four weekend breaks at holiday camps. Each time observing social distancing and wearing a mask. I am very fit and a young 75, so why should I have to stay home. This would be discrimination to lump all over 60s together in this way. Since day one I have been out as often as possible and shall continue to do so.

No, just to use common sense.

And the same goes for everyone.

Manchester is supposed to have been taking care, but a friend living there and working in a restaurant say there say there's little social distancing in central Manchester, many people don't wear masks and the numbers out drinking every night is still quite high. It seems to be quite a boozy culture! Perhaps it would make more sense to carry on as normal but ban the sale of alcohol!!

No...Tempus fugit....so a definite no!!

No over-60's should not have to remain at home. They want people over 60 to carry on working yet we are told to stay at home when it suits them. I will ignore the order if I am told! I live alone, and I go walking alone so who can I infect!

No.

When you say Over 60's do you mean those who are vulnerable? My husband is 62, rides his bike able to walk 23km with a walk up mountains regularly and to keep him home would be impossible and just mentally damaging. As others have said too many people also work

Definitely not - I am a fit and healthy 81 year old who does not wish to spend the rest of my life locked away.
I am fortunate to live within a few yards of my town centre and am very careful when I go into shops, wearing a face mask and sanitizing my hands. My daughter brings our main grocery supermarket shopping each so I do not visit there.
My granddaughters no longer visit our apartment but speak to us on the phone so they could not pass the virus on if they caught anything

How could that possibly happen? I'm 61, still working, my husband is 62, still having to work (we both get a state pension at 66). How do you think people over 60 but below retirement age would manage financially? (not everyone has got a lot of savings)

Absolutely not. Let we mature sages make our own decisions. I'm unaware of anyone who intends to purposely invite any bug into their being. I tend to regard accuracy of the statistics with scepticism. They're usually out of date once they've been released anyway.

No,No, No, - I have no intentions of staying in.

Maddyone
My neighbour is 40 and relies on her 60 + year old mother who is daft enough to run around her daughter for everything her daughter asks for.

Those that were requested to shield before could still do so if they wished and if they were still working could work from home....but I for one as an over 60 missed out on my GOV pension so have no option but to keep working and go out and about as do 1000’s of others who still hold firm jobs, card for elderly parents or do childcare for their grandchildren....

Absolutely no way.....what a totally unacceptable and ridiculous proposition.
If any ‘vulnerable’ people of any age CHOOSE to cocoon, shield, lock themselves away whatever, it’s their choice.
Always has been......

Why are people continuing to huff and puff about something that is not remotely on the radar??

Oh I see we are d and vulnerable yet they have pushed our pension age up ? I am 64 I can not afford to "stay at home" had counted on retiring at 60 on a state pension now working till 66.Sure the government will be happy if I pop off before I get to draw any pension