The upcoming Covid inquiry aims to scrutinize its devastating effects on care services for the elderly and disabled, particularly the significant loss of life in care homes. Families have long awaited this examination, which will address critical concerns, including the decision to discharge hospital patients into care homes early in the pandemic, leading to virus outbreaks. Additional issues like blanket 'do not resuscitate' orders and restrictive visiting policies further intensified the suffering. The contrast between the early chaotic months of Covid and current care conditions underscores the ongoing impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations.
The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday.
Nearly 46,000 care home residents died with Covid in England and Wales between March 2020 and January 2022.
Families blame the March 2020 decision to rapidly discharge hospital patients into care homes for seeding the virus.
It was an awful, awful time, says Maureen Lewis, manager of St Ives Lodge, recalling the traumatic early days of the pandemic.
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