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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jemma Crew

Care home residents ‘gave up and died’ because of Covid isolation – care boss

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Some care home residents “gave up and died” because they were unable to see loved ones during the pandemic, the outgoing chief executive of one of the UK’s biggest care groups has said.

Jeremy Richardson, who will leave his role at Four Seasons Health Care in the coming weeks, said the “big scandal” of the past two years has been depriving residents of their liberty.

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