UK Charities Calls for Care Home Visiting to Re-Start on March 1

UK Charities Calls for Care Home Visiting to Re-Start on March 1
A care home resident talks with a carer outside a care home in Scunthorpe, northern England on May 4, 2020. Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images
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England’s leading older person’s charity on Tuesday appealed for urgent action to restart care home visiting by the beginning of March, as many elderly residents have missed seeing loved ones for almost a year.

“Getting back to a position where everyone can receive meaningful indoor visits is a matter of safety, common decency, and fundamental human rights,” Age UK said in a joint statement with five other key organisations.