Caring for older people Archives - Page 7 of 26

Devastating toll of coronavirus lockdown on older people laid bare in report

16/10/2020

Age UK have published a series of studies highlighting the devastating toll that Covid-19 and the first lockdown has had on the elderly. As infections increase, it is vital that everything possible is done to keep older people safe and well this winter. The Government need to urgently fix […]

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Fifth of care home residents have not had Covid test since May

16/10/2020

I spoke to LBC about the Data Analysis Bureau’s latest study, which suggests that a fifth of care home residents have not been tested for Covid-19 since May. We need to sort the testing system for our care homes, for our residents and for staff. Of all the places you would […]

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Labour demand 24hr test results for care workers

05/10/2020

Care homes have reported waiting up to three weeks for test results. This paints a deeply worrying picture of the spread of coronavirus in care homes, and Ministers need to get on top of these problems. We need a guarantee that all care homes will receive their test results in […]

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Care home coronavirus outbreaks cast doubt on official PHE data

30/09/2020

The UK’s largest care home provider has reported Covid-19 outbreaks in 70 of its facilities. We need accurate information about infection rates in care homes, in order to understand the full scale of this pandemic. Read my response and more on the story in The Guardian.

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Unpaid carers spending 92 million hours looking after relatives with dementia

29/09/2020

Liz has responded to a new report from Alzheimer’s Society. The report shows that families have been forced to increase their caring responsibilities a lot since March. You can read the article online, and read the Alzheimer’s Society report on their website.

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Liz responds to Public Accounts Committee report

29/07/2020

Liz has responded to a report by the Public Accounts Committee regarding coronavirus and care homes. Read more on the BBC website.

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Care homes could reopen to visitors ‘in next few days’

10/07/2020

Liz has welcomed the move by the government to re-open care homes to visitors. Read more on PoliticsHome.

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Liz’s latest column for the Leicester Mercury

15/05/2020

In my Leicester Mercury column this month, I talk about the unfolding tragedy in social care. The Office for National Statistics says that 5,890 people have so far died from Covid-19 in care homes, up until the week ending 24 April. That’s more than a third of all deaths from […]

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Liz helps out with food deliveries during coronavirus crisis

15/04/2020

I was really glad to help out doing food deliveries with E2 recently. E2 is a charity operating in Abbey and Beuamont Leys wards. They have already received over 800 support requests, delivered around 600 emergency food parcels and made around 600 support calls to vulnerable isolated people during […]

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Another Family struggles to navigate NHS system

05/03/2020

One of my constituents, Dave Towers, has had a horrible time trying to navigate the NHS system to find the correct care for his parents. His story is truly heart breaking and I am appalled at what they have all been through. It is completely unacceptable that in the […]

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Liz calls for Universal Family Care and Leave

27/02/2020

As our population ages we need to help families balance their work & caring responsibilities. I’m calling for Universal Family Care & Leave because families shouldn’t have to chose between holding down a job & caring for their own. Read my full speech here and watch a clip here.

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Liz calls for new rights for unpaid family carers

22/11/2019

There are 31,000 unpaid family carers in Leicester. They are the unsung heroes and heroines of our community yet too many face a desperate daily struggle to look after their elderly or disabled loved ones. Carers tell me how hard it is to get all the different services working together […]