Coronavirus: Amnesty demands immediate inquiry into care home residents ‘abandoned to die’
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Amnesty demands immediate inquiry into care home residents ‘abandoned to die’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report found that the death toll in England’s care homes was “entirely avoidable” and that residents’ rights to life, health and non-discrimination were violated. The report - entitled As If Expendable: The UK Government’s Failure to Protect Older People in Care Homes during the Covid-19 Pandemic - found that between 2 March and 12 June some 28,186 “excess deaths” were recorded in care homes in England, with over 18,500 residents confirmed to have died with coronavirus during this period. Amnesty International UK director Kate Allen said: “The government made a series of shockingly irresponsible decisions which abandoned care home residents to die. We had no cases until 28 March when a resident was discharged from hospital with Covid.” Despite it being known early on in the outbreak that older people were particularly vulnerable to the virus, the government “failed to take measures” to protect England’s 400,000 care home residents, the report found.

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Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Human rights of people in care at risk due to slow progress on visiting – report
2 years, 5 months ago

Human rights of people in care at risk due to slow progress on visiting – report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. From the lack of action of the regulator to the lack of training for …

COVID aged care deaths down, but fully vaccinated residents still vulnerable
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID aged care deaths down, but fully vaccinated residents still vulnerable

ABC  

Government data, released to the ABC, has revealed 36 of the 49 aged care residents that died after contracting COVID-19 during NSW's Delta outbreak were fully vaccinated. "Last year, 33 percent of aged care residents that got COVID-19 died," Professor Low said. When lockdown lifted in NSW on Monday, new health advice permitted aged care residents two fully vaccinated visitors …

Slight drop in coronavirus cases as hospitals warn 'code black' looms
3 years, 8 months ago

Slight drop in coronavirus cases as hospitals warn 'code black' looms

Dutch News  

A further 9,292 new coronavirus cases were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down from Thursday’s high of 9,648 but still well above the weekly average. Despite the slight decline, acute care association chairman Diederik Gommers told podcast Virusfeiten that some hospital chiefs have told him they expect to be in the highest …

Coronavirus: Seven in 10 survivors still suffering symptoms months after leaving hospital
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Seven in 10 survivors still suffering symptoms months after leaving hospital

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Rachael Evans, an associate professor at the University of Leicester and respiratory consultant at …

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says
4 years ago

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapid-result tests used during Liverpool’s much-heralded mass coronavirus testing pilot …

Covid: Earlier lockdown in England could have saved more than 20,000 lives, new study says
4 years ago

Covid: Earlier lockdown in England could have saved more than 20,000 lives, new study says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study said: “Among control measures implemented, only national lockdown brought the reproduction number below …

As coronavirus cases surge again, ICE leaders push to detain more immigrants
4 years, 1 month ago

As coronavirus cases surge again, ICE leaders push to detain more immigrants

LA Times  

At a federal court hearing last week, Moises Becerra, a top official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, discussed a plan to safely repopulate the Mesa Verde immigrant detention facility in Bakersfield. While ICE tries to regain control of Mesa Verde, advocates are pushing for state leaders to require that the agency coordinate with local public health departments and stop transfers …

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today
4 years, 1 month ago

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today

Daily Mail  

A great-grandmother who is being evicted from her care home after having an 'unauthorised' visit through an open patio door with her police officer daughter had nearly died from Covid-19. Ms Hobbs - pictured outside the care home today - said she was 'heartbroken' that her mother had been evicted, and felt terrified about having to find her a new …

Coronavirus: Government throwing ‘lit match into a haystack’ by discharging Covid patients to care homes
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Government throwing ‘lit match into a haystack’ by discharging Covid patients to care homes

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government has been warned it is throwing “a lit match …

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns
4 years, 2 months ago

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns

ABC  

A doctor who reviewed the coronavirus outbreak that forced the Royal Melbourne Hospital to close its Royal Park campus is calling for more precautions in high-risk settings, warning more needs to be done to prevent a repeat of the aged care outbreaks that left almost 650 people dead. Key points: A review found varied symptoms in aged care patients made …

Aged care sector welcomes royal commission report on coronavirus response, but one advocate calls it underdone
4 years, 3 months ago

Aged care sector welcomes royal commission report on coronavirus response, but one advocate calls it underdone

ABC  

The Aged Care Royal Commission's special report on the response to COVID-19 has been well received by peak bodies representing providers and older Australians, but one prominent advocate says the report should have gone further. Key points: A man whose mother died in an aged care home says the report shows the system was not prepared A man whose mother …

Coronavirus: Government to give 11,000 iPads to care homes so residents can speak to families
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Government to give 11,000 iPads to care homes so residents can speak to families

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Free iPads will be given to thousands of care homes to …

Coronavirus UK: Lockdown 'may kill 75,000' - that's the OFFICIAL projection
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Lockdown 'may kill 75,000' - that's the OFFICIAL projection

Daily Mail  

Nearly 75,000 people could die from non-Covid causes as a result of lockdown, according to devastating official figures buried in a 188-page document. An additional 31,900 could die over the next five years as a result of missed cancer diagnoses, cancelled operations and the health impacts of a recession Many people took the 'stay at home' message to heart in …

Coronavirus: 7,000 health workers have died around world, Amnesty reports
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: 7,000 health workers have died around world, Amnesty reports

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some 649 UK healthcare workers were reported to have …

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’
4 years, 4 months ago

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’

CNN  

CNN — They are among the greatest victims of coronavirus, yet elderly people continue to be dismissed, despite growing evidence of the devastating effects the pandemic has had on them. Earlier this week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had heard people describing high Covid-19 death rates among older people as “fine.” “No, when the elderly are …

Coronavirus is devastating the aged care sector, and it all feels shockingly familiar
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus is devastating the aged care sector, and it all feels shockingly familiar

ABC  

Despite the devastating death toll in Victoria's aged care homes, Prime Minister Scott Morrison didn't dwell on the negatives in Question Time yesterday. Instead, he was searching for the positives: 97 per cent of Australia's aged care homes had no coronavirus infections among residents. In the Senate, Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck was armed with his own statistics following last …

Aged care sector 'not equipped' for coronavirus outbreaks, royal commission told
4 years, 4 months ago

Aged care sector 'not equipped' for coronavirus outbreaks, royal commission told

ABC  

Australia's aged care sector is still unprepared to deal with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a royal commission has been told. Key points: Lessons from previous outbreaks were not passed on, the royal commission heard Senior counsel Peter Rozen QC said the Federal Government had sole responsibility for aged care Planning documents for a coronavirus outbreak were panned …

Aged care home coronavirus response hurt by government disputes, royal commission hears
4 years, 4 months ago

Aged care home coronavirus response hurt by government disputes, royal commission hears

ABC  

The aged-care sector did not have a plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a royal commission has heard Key points: Commission told there was a "stand-off" about moving infectious residents to hospital Seventeen residents died at Newmarch House after contracting COVID-19 Various levels of government "are not working together" The Royal Commission into Aged Care's senior counsel assisting Peter …

More than 100 Australian aged care homes failed to prepare for outbreak of coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

More than 100 Australian aged care homes failed to prepare for outbreak of coronavirus

Daily Mail  

More than 100 Australian aged care homes have failed to prepare for an outbreak of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. More than 100 aged care homes across Australia failed to meet standards ensuring they were prepared for a coronavirus outbreak Out of the 104 homes, 29 have been made public but the other 75 have been kept secret from family …

Coronavirus: Ministers accused of 'negligence' towards care home residents and staff
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Ministers accused of 'negligence' towards care home residents and staff

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ministers have been accused of being “negligent” towards care home residents …

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has massively disrupted our lives. But the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown on the ‘business’ of health care has not been examined. Investigating these important questions and critically analysing their answers may make future health care more beneficial to patients. The widely prevalent practice of a ‘health check-up’ which does not have proven public health value …

Coronavirus UK news live: Latest updates as rapid one-hour tests to be rolled out in hospitals
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus UK news live: Latest updates as rapid one-hour tests to be rolled out in hospitals

The Independent  

✕ Close Johnson says there were 'open questions' about the timing of his lockdown decision Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Victorian coronavirus cases rise by 300, seven deaths recorded as people die in aged care settings
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian coronavirus cases rise by 300, seven deaths recorded as people die in aged care settings

ABC  

Victoria has recorded seven coronavirus deaths since Thursday, marking the deadliest day for the state since the pandemic began, as 300 new COVID-19 infections were detected. Key points: The deaths take the state coronavirus death toll to 56 and the national tally to 140 The deaths take the state coronavirus death toll to 56 and the national tally to 140 …

After waves of virus deaths, care homes face legal reckoning
4 years, 6 months ago

After waves of virus deaths, care homes face legal reckoning

Associated Press  

PARIS — The muffled, gagging sounds in the background of the phone call filled Monette Hayoun with dread. Meyer Haiun died the next day, one of the more than 14,000 deaths that tore through care homes for France’s most vulnerable older adults when they were sealed off to visitors during the coronavirus’ peak. Grieving families across the country are increasingly …

Coronavirus and home care of the elderly
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus and home care of the elderly

The Hindu  

W ith a broken femur that was on a slow mend following a medical intervention, Krishnamurthy Rajaraman's 80-year-old mother clearly needed a caregiver. Krishnamurthy’s case was relatively less complicated, when compared with many other calls received by home care agencies and organisations offering services for senior citizens, during these times. While many senior citizens require the expertise of nursing assistants …

Nursing home resident: ‘I feel as though I am in #DeathCamp2020’
4 years, 7 months ago

Nursing home resident: ‘I feel as though I am in #DeathCamp2020’

CNN  

CNN — When news broke months ago about the country’s first coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home, Linda Mayberry immediately recognized the home’s corporate logo as it flashed across her television screen. Because she needed full-time care, Mayberry resorted to becoming a paying patient at the nursing home, Bel Tooren Villa Convalescent Hospital, owned by the national chain Life Care …

Coronavirus: More than 25,000 patients discharged to care homes in crucial 30 days before routine testing
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: More than 25,000 patients discharged to care homes in crucial 30 days before routine testing

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 25,000 patients were discharged to care homes by NHS …

Coronavirus: Bereaved families of migrant NHS cleaners and porters locked out of leave-to-remain scheme
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Bereaved families of migrant NHS cleaners and porters locked out of leave-to-remain scheme

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s only right that they’re offered the same security and peace of mind as directly-employed …

Coronavirus news you might have missed overnight: ‘Game-changer’ antibody test subject to scrutiny as eleventh hour London Tube rescue deal to cause fare hike
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus news you might have missed overnight: ‘Game-changer’ antibody test subject to scrutiny as eleventh hour London Tube rescue deal to cause fare hike

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, a new antibody test developed by Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche, touted by the …

Coronavirus: Anger as ministers admit tests will not be rolled out to all care homes until June
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Anger as ministers admit tests will not be rolled out to all care homes until June

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The 60-page document, published earlier this week, said the government was providing "widespread, swift testing …

Revealed: Care homes were told outbreak 'very unlikely' even as coronavirus cases hit 800
4 years, 8 months ago

Revealed: Care homes were told outbreak 'very unlikely' even as coronavirus cases hit 800

The Telegraph  

The need to make additional plans for care homes was raised in a discussion of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, which advises the government on pandemics. One such paper, “Guidelines on the management of outbreaks of influenza-like illness in care homes”, published in 2018, advises that “care home. Other documents – including the 2012 “Health and …

Doctor’s Note: The ‘forgotten’ care home victims of coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Doctor’s Note: The ‘forgotten’ care home victims of coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

I have been a doctor for more than 15 years but I cannot remember the last time I felt like this. The brutal truth is that elderly people living in care homes are much less likely to benefit from being tended to in intensive care units than younger, healthier people. The patient was isolated in one of the rooms in …

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 21,731 but could be 55% higher
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 21,731 but could be 55% higher

Daily Mail  

From tomorrow the Government will count care home deaths and others that happen outside of hospitals in its daily coronavirus updates, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today. ONS data, which is released each week and offers the only true picture on how many people have died outside of hospitals, recorded 3,096 COVID-19 care home deaths by April 17. The Office …

Homebase reopens and DIY-ers flock to B&Q
4 years, 8 months ago

Homebase reopens and DIY-ers flock to B&Q

Daily Mail  

Britons have been pushing the rules of lockdown today as they flock to parks, beaches and DIY stores across the country. Homebase in Harrogate opened for the first time in more than a month this morning, and saw a steady stream of DIY enthusiasts Customers queue outside the B&Q Warehouse, which has reopened after more than a month's closure, in …

Care homes' soaring death rate blamed on 'reckless' order to take back Covid-19 patients
4 years, 8 months ago

Care homes' soaring death rate blamed on 'reckless' order to take back Covid-19 patients

The Telegraph  

A Government diktat that NHS hospitals should move hundreds of elderly patients to care homes has been branded “reckless” and blamed for the homes’ soaring coronavirus death rates. In two damning policy documents published on 19 March and 2 April, officials told NHS hospitals to transfer any patients who no longer required hospital level treatment, and set out a blueprint …

Coronavirus UK: Social distancing beyond Christmas?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Social distancing beyond Christmas?

Daily Mail  

Disruptive social distancing measures will have to remain in place for the rest of this year, the country's Chief Medical Officer has warned. Meanwhile, on another frantic day with tensions rising in the coronavirus battle: England, Scotland and Wales have announced 757 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking Britain's total number of victims to 18,094; A further 665 people …

Fewer hospital admissions, deaths in latest coronavirus update
4 years, 8 months ago

Fewer hospital admissions, deaths in latest coronavirus update

Dutch News  

A further 124 people have been admitted to hospital in the Netherlands suffering from coronavirus, the public health institute RIVM said in its Wednesday update. Meanwhile, the number of registered coronavirus deaths in nursing homes has risen by 200 over the past week to 841 and there are almost 3,000 confirmed cases, according to new figures from the geriatric medicine …

Coronavirus Today: Plans for a worst-case scenario
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Plans for a worst-case scenario

LA Times  

I’m Diya Chacko, and it’s Tuesday, April 21. As some more rural counties like San Luis Obispo see virus cases decline more dramatically than areas like Los Angeles and San Diego, officials want the state’s blessing to begin “a science-based, thoughtfully phased reopening of our economy.” But Gov. This decades-long arrangement stems from the early days of the AIDS epidemic, …

Nursing homes now have to report coronavirus cases to families and federal government
4 years, 8 months ago

Nursing homes now have to report coronavirus cases to families and federal government

CNN  

CNN — As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the nation’s nursing homes, the facilities will now have to report all cases to patients and families, as well as to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thousands of residents have died from coronavirus in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, with one of the earliest outbreaks in the US happening …

Coronavirus: Spotlight on hard-hit elderly homes as toll emerges
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Spotlight on hard-hit elderly homes as toll emerges

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in US, Canada, Italy, France and Spain launch investigations into response of several nursing homes. Death toll will never completely be known The first two deaths reported in the US from the coronavirus were residents at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, an elderly home in Washington state. While the federal government has not released a national tally, a …

Survey shows residents in up to seven in 10 care homes could have coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Survey shows residents in up to seven in 10 care homes could have coronavirus

The Telegraph  

Residents in as many as seven in 10 care homes could have coronavirus, according to a poll which indicates that the virus may be spreading much faster in care settings than the Government suggests. The survey, carried out by carehome.co.uk, found that 42 per cent of carers said they were dealing with suspected cases of Covid-19 in care homes and …

7,500 feared to have died of coronavirus in UK care homes
4 years, 8 months ago

7,500 feared to have died of coronavirus in UK care homes

The Telegraph  

Care England, which represents around 3,800 homes and more than 50,000 residents, gathered data by "taking a sounding" from its homes. Its estimate comes amid a growing row about the extent of the coronavirus crisis in care homes and the Government's response, as data from Public Health England confirmed that the elderly have been hardest hit by the virus, with …

Death rate in institutional care doubles since coronavirus hit NL
4 years, 8 months ago

Death rate in institutional care doubles since coronavirus hit NL

Dutch News  

The death rate among people living in residential care has almost doubled over the past few weeks, compared with the average year, the national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. The death rate among people living in ordinary homes is up around 1.5%, the CBS said, after an analysis of death certificates since the coronavirus epidemic started. Hidden death rate …

Coronavirus has infected 2,000 UK care homes but their deaths aren't included in the daily tally
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus has infected 2,000 UK care homes but their deaths aren't included in the daily tally

ABC  

A potential coronavirus "catastrophe" could be unfolding in care homes across the United Kingdom, after the British Government revealed there have been COVID-19 outbreaks in 2,000 facilities. Key points: The UK Government says coronavirus has been found in 18 per cent of aged care facilities One study estimates that 40 per cent of cases in Europe could be coming from …

Police investigation into Italian care homes finds coronavirus violations
4 years, 8 months ago

Police investigation into Italian care homes finds coronavirus violations

CNN  

CNN — Italian authorities are looking into a string of health violations at elderly care homes across the country, amid a devastating coronavirus crisis. Inspections by the Italian Police health force – Nuclei Antisofisticazione e Sanita – found that 17% of the first 600 elder care homes to be inspected had failed to follow national coronavirus protocols. The NAS’s focus …

Prosecutors are investigating a Bay Area nursing home where 13 have died of coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Prosecutors are investigating a Bay Area nursing home where 13 have died of coronavirus

LA Times  

Prosecutors in the Bay Area have opened an investigation into a nursing home in Hayward where 13 people have died after contracting the novel coronavirus. Also in Alameda County, East Bay Post Acute has had 22 residents and 23 staff members test positive for the coronavirus, with one resident dying. Drenick said the inquiry into Gateway Care predated the public …

Coronavirus Outbreak: No plans to ease lockdown measures in the UK as total number of COVID-19 deaths reaches 11,329
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: No plans to ease lockdown measures in the UK as total number of COVID-19 deaths reaches 11,329

Firstpost  

The British death toll is the fifth highest globally and a senior scientific adviser to the government has said the country risks becoming the worst-hit in Europe London: The death toll from COVID-19 in British hospitals rose to 11,329 on Monday and the government, which is having to operate without its convalescing leader Boris Johnson, signalled that there would be …

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