Visits to loved ones living in care homes should re-commence before residents have their second dose of a vaccine against the CCP virus, dementia support groups say. “We feel that now the first vaccination has been given, then we very quickly need to get back to meaningful visits,” said Julia Jones, co-founder of John’s Campaign, which advocates for people with dementia. Amid the pandemic, many elderly care home residents have died having not had “meaningful communication with their relatives” for almost a year in some cases, Jones told The Epoch Times. “If a husband wants to come and hold his wife’s hand, he should be facilitated to do so, not wait another three months,” she said. ‘Huge Milestone Moment’ Jones’s comments follow Care Minister Helen Whatley’s remarks on BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program on Monday that reaching the initial jabs target for most care home residents marked a “huge milestone moment” …
UK Vaccine ‘Milestone’ Should Trigger Restart of Care Home Visits Say Dementia Advocacy Groups
February 3, 2021
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