A hero nurse who worked through the swine flu crisis has saved the lives of 13 dementia patients. Maria Spollin runs the Church Farm at Skylarks in West Bridgford, Nottingham, where she helped 13 residents recover from coronavirus. Five of the 50 residents tested positive for the virus on March 22 and eight more showed symptoms. Maria worked for 20 years at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, and during the 2009 swine flu epidemic and she used those experiences to help her dementia patients. Church Farm Skylark’s manager Helen Walton said: “With a care home you know there is every chance that coronavirus will arrive.

Source: Daily Mail April 30, 2020 23:59 UTC