I have signed petitions, written to my MP and my Mums MP, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock to beg them to sort this out. Living in Greater Manchester we are in extra lockdown again so I cannot visit Mum - I managed two garden visits during the summer. Mum is losing the memory of her family and thinks we have abandoned her to live in a prison, she asks the carers what crime has she committed.
BUT, she tested positive for Covid a couple of months ago, brought into the home by a carer and did indeed become ill with Covid but did recover. Ten other residents also tested positive, along with four members of staff. So although I want to go and visit, I'm not sure if I want to risk the spread of the virus again.
On the other hand, at age 88, with dementia and breast cancer, I do wondervwhatvshe would prefer, this incarceration or visits by her children? She went into the home in April after five weeks in hospital recovering from a fall so has never experienced the full life in the care home with visitors, activities, outings etc.
It really is like being in prison for her.