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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

‘They don’t have time to talk’: residents feel impact of care staffing crisis

Anne and Michael Thompson
Anne Thompson with her husband, Michael, a resident at Vida Hall in Harrogate. Photograph: handout

“There is no joy in the air,” said Anne Thompson, describing the impact of the national care staff crisis on her husband’s Harrogate care home. “There’s no sense of companionship.”

On a recent visit to see Michael, 80, who used to run a steel fabrication company and loved mountain climbing and classical music, she found him looking miserable with his head drooping.

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