Shocking reports from care homes

Where's the financial incentive for these carers ??

It would be difficult if not almost impossible to prevent people with dementia from wandering around the establishment downtoearth
I'm sorry you are both in this difficult and sad situation. Well done to your granddaughter for working so hard to care for others. Food must be very important at this time so she has a vital role there.

Dreadful and also people being asked to sign DNR forms. I hope the government is held to account over this situation.

My resident 21year old GD is in this situation.

She works in the kitchen of a local care home.

Information about residents are kept quiet, but a lot of the residents are in infection control,she can see by the different coloured trays indicating this.
Many of the residants are dying and covid19 is present in the home,which has been receiving elderly patients from a nearby hospital who are "bed blockers" and also infected.

They have been told there is to be no PPE.
The staff are all underinformed and largely untrained,residants with dementia are all allowed to roam freely,and unchecked through the home,spreading infection.

I am now self isolating just in case it is brought home as a carrier or infection,I will arrange for shopping previously bought weekly to be dealt with by a local help group.

It is a truly heartbreaking situation,for both if us,she is bank staff working nigh on 60 hours a week most weeks,with the worry that if it where to come home it may cause my demise,she already has lost her mum aged 4,I have been both parents to her since then.

It's not just in this country, Spain found that people had been abandoned in their care homes. However it's truly horrific.

Shows what a civilised country we are

Yes its truly terrifying. The most vulnerable people in our society seemed to be abandoned and when they die are not even included on death rate. I know the stats are collected differently but it just seems like they are once again forgotten about. Can't say anymore than that really just so sad.

I see Cummings ghost in the background. Eugenics in full flow.

Meanwhile, hedgefund managers rake in millions. Disgusting.

Pikachu this is indeed a dreadful situation for Care Homes. A lot of staff are actually living at the Homes so they can care for their residents and not infect their families.
They are people who are low paid and receive only minimal training. I applaud their courage and kindness. We tend to see only Care Homes for older people but there are Homes for those with learning disabilities, physical disabilities etc. The staff deserve far more support than they are getting.