Easing of restrictions: English care home visits allowed from March 8
Care home residents in England will be allowed one regular visitor from March 8, the…
Care home Covid vaccine ‘milestone’ reached in England
A Covid vaccine has been offered to all older residents at eligible care homes in…
The rate of Covid-19 vaccination in nursing homes will increase fourfold
During a virtual meeting with the National Association of Pensioners, the Minister for the Elderly…
Further strengthening of the contingency plans for residential homes for older persons
In view of the Covid-19 scenario, the Social Care Standards Authority and Active Ageing and…
New protocols in place at old people’s homes to try and contain the rapid infection rate of COVID-19
New protocols have been put into place at old people’s homes in order to try…
Measures which will enable relatives to see the elderly residing in residential homes
After consulting with all parties concerned, relatives can now see the elderly residing in residential…
Sweden is still nowhere near ‘herd immunity,’ even though it didn’t go into lockdown
Sweden has revealed that despite adopting more relaxed measures to control coronavirus, only 7.3% of people…
UK: Deaths at 20-year high but COVID-19 peak may be over
Deaths in England and Wales have nearly doubled above what would be expected, hitting a…