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UK government apologises for care home Covid testing delays

07-09-2020 19:58

Nursing home operator says results are taking seven days instead of promised 72 hoursCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has been forced to apologise for continuing delays to Covid testing, which care home bosses and GPs warn are threatening to cause infections among the most vulnerable people.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) admitted to breaking its promise to provide test outcomes within 72 hours as one nursing home operator in Cheshi

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Government apologises for Covid testing delays at UK care homes

07-09-2020 19:58

Nursing home operator says results are taking seven days instead of promised 72 hoursCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has been forced to apologise for continuing delays to Covid testing, which care home bosses and GPs warn are threatening to cause infections among the most vulnerable people.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) admitted to breaking its promise to provide test outcomes within 72 hours, as one nursing home operator in Chesh

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Robots to be used in UK care homes to help reduce loneliness

07-09-2020 16:17

Machines can hold simple conversations and have been found to improve mental health
Robots that can hold simple conversations and learn people’s interests are to be deployed in some UK care homes after an international trial found they boosted mental health and reduced loneliness.The wheeled robots, called “Pepper”, move independently and gesture with robotic arms and hands and are designed to be “culturally competent”, which means that after some initial programmin

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Gravesend Care Home Residents Wind Back the Years

07-09-2020 08:36 via feedproxy.google.com

Residents at Edward Moore House Residential Care Home in Gravesend, spent a morning reminiscing together, discussing some memory-awakening items.

This week, the dining room at the Trinity Road residential care home was transformed into a retro haven, filled with an abundance of familiar and nostalgic items, objects, games, books, music and more, for an evocative activity.

Residents gathered together and spent a morning browsing the items and sharing stories of the memories that wer

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Hand in Hand Together-The Together Project launches

07-09-2020 07:34 via feedproxy.google.com

“Hand in Hand Together is symbolic of reaching across the divide that has been created between care homes and their local communities during this terrible time we’ve all been through.” Louise Goulden, Founder, The Together Project
To help to address the ‘lockdown’ loneliness of people living in care homes, The Together Project has launched Hand in Hand Together, an intergenerational activity to create handprints, have fun, connect with others in the local community

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