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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Tapper

UK care homes still stopping family reunions months after Covid rules eased

Care homes are still keeping relatives from visiting residents of some care homes in England.
Care homes are still keeping relatives from visiting residents of some care homes in England. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Two and a half years after Boris Johnson announced the first UK lockdown, and seven months after the last domestic measures ended, some care homes in Britain are still denying people access to their elderly relatives due to Covid restrictions.

Grandchildren have been banned by some homes, which put age limits on visitors. Others exclude whole families except for one relative named as “essential caregiver”, something that was dropped from government guidance in April.

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