For a year they’ve been torn apart by the pandemic restrictions. Some care homes like John’s were able to grant some compassionate visits indoors earlier, but they are the lucky ones. Being an essential care giver gives relatives the same status as carers, meaning they could enter a home more frequently and even if there was a Covid outbreak. (Image: Karen Rogers / SWNS.COM)On Tuesday Karen will be reunited with 75-year-old Marion, who has advanced dementia, but only once a week for half an hour, because her mum’s home have not classed her as an essential care giver. I would class myself as an essential care giver because of mum’s needs.

Source: Daily Mirror March 07, 2021 16:00 UTC