Matthew Parris Matthew Parris

It’s shameful how we have locked down our elderly

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issue 14 November 2020

There’s a lot I don’t know about care home visits during this pandemic. I don’t know how straightforward it would be to find a way for close relatives to make proper and regular visits to the very frail. I don’t know details of the arrangements for staff in those care homes to work there and go home afterwards, as hospital staff do too.

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