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As an emotional week ends, we want to reflect on what has been & what still needs to be done. New 'guidance' came into affect on 8th March. We all knew it was coming, it arrived late on Thursday. Some care providers have embraced, many just ignored our campaign goes on#rfr
Over the last few months we have regularly met with
@NCFCareForum @age_uk @relresuk @JohnCampaign
and others, in partnership we have issued open letters to Government and more and continue to work together #partnersincare
nationalcareforum.org.uk/care-home-visi…
@NCFCareForum @age_uk @relresuk @JohnCampaign
and others, in partnership we have issued open letters to Government and more and continue to work together #partnersincare
nationalcareforum.org.uk/care-home-visi…
At the beginning of March we were proud to join the #5nationsunited campaign
@ChrScotland @JulieannNally @JohnCampaign
(inc Wales) @2x2x2V
and ourselves putting forward our need for compassion in care now and in the future
@ChrScotland @JulieannNally @JohnCampaign
(inc Wales) @2x2x2V
and ourselves putting forward our need for compassion in care now and in the future
Rights for Residents response to the Government’s announcement - In our view the Government's announcement is a case of the emperor's new clothes.
The huge pressure from the media, MPs, charities & Campaign groups calling on the Government to end the isolation of care home residents has forced the Government to address the fact that thousands are giving up the will to live in a pandemic of loneliness.
However, the plan falls far short of what Rights For Residents and other campaigners are calling for.Unless the Government make visiting Guidance mandatory we expect many care homes will continue to lock relatives out.
Rights for Residents was set up by Jenny&Diane in Sept last year because after a heartbreaking visits to Jenny's mum they decided enough was enough & decided to do something - there was no other campaigning - this is a sample of what they have achieved
They set up a FB page and then the petition which now has over 200,000 signatures on it change.org/p/please-let-m… - it is never too late to sign
As momentum built so did the profile - first came @ExpressGilo who kicked the campaign into the headlines
and still is working tirelessly with us today
and still is working tirelessly with us today
"While deadly coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes tend to grab headlines, the slower-moving health crisis inside these facilities caused by social isolation & confinement remains largely invisible"
UK must follow US /Canada's #essentialfamilycarer law @HarrietHarman
UK must follow US /Canada's #essentialfamilycarer law @HarrietHarman
"Social isolation & lack of external stimulation are also fueling cognitive decline & depression, increasing the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease & stroke" - Dr. Aronson, Geriatrician/ Prof of medicine
Imagine dying from social isolation... @rightsforresid2
Imagine dying from social isolation... @rightsforresid2
"Beverly, I want to come home for good. I don’t know how to get out of here,” her mother wrote. “I would do anything to get away. I was told today this was forever. Do you know how I can get away?” - from a care home resident to her mother. Can you hear the fear & desperation?
