Care homes refusing to take in patients ready to leave NHS hospitals
Bosses say it would be madness to expose elderly residents and staff to coronavirus risk
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Care home managers are refusing to accept elderly people discharged from NHS hospitals owing to coronavirus fears, and one has said government-issued protective equipment for residents and staff is “completely useless”.
David Steedman, the manager of Arlington House care home in Sussex, said he had five empty rooms but he was not taking in people discharged from hospital as it would be “madness” to expose residents and staff to the risk of infection.
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