Letters
Care homes after covid-19
Care homes after covid-19: the government needs a plan
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2101 (Published 27 May 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2101
- Finbarr C Martin, emeritus geriatrician and professor of medical gerontology
- Population Health Sciences, King’s College London, Addison House, Guy’s Campus, London SE1 1UL, UK
- finbarr.martin{at}kcl.ac.uk
I welcome Oliver’s plea that care homes are not forgotten (again) by the government after covid-19.1 But not forgetting will not be enough; the government needs a plan. Even if they had received prompt nationally coordinated support with personal protective equipment and testing, among other things, care home staff face particular challenges: scaling up medical supportive therapies while providing safe empathic hands-on care and psychological support, not least for residents dying without family involvement. The ability …
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