‘I’ve been in lockdown in my care home since March, and they won’t release me,’ she sobs. George had a visit from a loved one through a window at Digby Manor Residential Care Home, BirminghamIt goes on and on. But the lack of any other clear directive has led to many care homes implementing blanket bans. Or rather, they emailed the John’s Campaign legal team, Leigh Day, to say they couldn’t respond yet because they were ‘extremely busy dealing with the pandemic’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has often spoken about the ‘protective ring’ he promised to throw around the elderly in care.

Source: Daily Mail September 26, 2020 21:03 UTC