Isolated UK care home residents ‘fading away’, say staff and families
Many confined to their rooms and forbidden visits in effort to contain coronavirus outbreak
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Care home residents confined to their rooms and forbidden visits from loved ones are giving up on life and “fading away”, say staff and families.
Most care homes across the UK have been in lockdown since early March, with residents isolated in their bedrooms behind closed doors. Many are denied visits from their families, even to see them through their windows.
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