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Care home bosses look to the Covid winter with fear and trepidation, but there's also hope

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taking up to eight days, residents suffering through lack of family visitation, and self-isolation rules creating under-staffing issues, these are already challenging times for care homes.

But the Government have published a new winter plan including £546m funding for infection control, a ban on all but essential movement of staff between homes and the appointment of a new chief nurse for adult social care.The plan includes a commitment to test all patients before they are moved to a care home from hospital - and 'no provider should be forced to admit an existing or new resident if they are unable to cope with the impact of the person's COVID-19 illness safely'.But these promises aren't enough to quell all concerns in the care industry..

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