TY - JOUR

T1 - Keeping the Elderly and Workers Safe in Nursing Homes, during a Pandemic

AU - Law, Julianne

PY - 2021/8/26

Y1 - 2021/8/26

N2 - During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/21 the safety of elderly residents in nursing homes and the workers who cared for them was seriously compromised by policy decisions made by the British government and the National Health Service (NHS). Hundreds of nursing home residents and the workers who cared for them died during the early stages of the pandemic. This article explores why these deaths happened and what can be done to stop this happening again in the future.

AB - During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/21 the safety of elderly residents in nursing homes and the workers who cared for them was seriously compromised by policy decisions made by the British government and the National Health Service (NHS). Hundreds of nursing home residents and the workers who cared for them died during the early stages of the pandemic. This article explores why these deaths happened and what can be done to stop this happening again in the future.

KW - Care

KW - COVID-19

KW - Elderly

KW - Health & Social care workers

KW - NHS

KW - Nursing homes

KW - Pandemic

KW - PPE

KW - Social care

KW - United Kingdom

M3 - Article

VL - 01

JO - International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Science

JF - International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Science

IS - 13

ER -