Thousands of families in Bristol could have to pay up to £70 a month to be allowed to visit elderly relatives in care homes, a charity boss has warned.
Lorna Robertson, who is the area manager in Bristol for the Alzheimer’s Society, said the decision by the Government to end the free availability of lateral flow tests will hit the relatives of people in care homes hard - if they want to continue making sure they are not passing on Covid to their vulnerable relatives.
The Alzheimer’s Society estimate that, at the price proposed by Boots for a pack of lateral flow tests is the standard, it will cost around £70 a month for anyone who has to do daily tests to visit elderly relatives in care homes.
