The latest report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, published yesterday, recounts the emotional and physical strain on those living and working in the care sector during the pandemic. Grieving relatives, unpaid carers, frontline workers and many others gave evidence that was visceral and, at times, harrowing. The inquiry's sixth report lays bare the devastating impact the pandemic had on adult social care. The picture it paints is shocking.
Residents were cut off from those they loved. Visitors were prevented from helping others with the daily essentials: washing, dressing and eating.
