Month: November 2020

Improving end of life care in care homes is a matter of social justice

This photo is licensed under CC BY-SA  Poor end of life care exposed by the pandemic Covid-19 has had devastating effects on care homes across the UK.  Disproportionate numbers of excess deaths have been recorded amongst care home residents and there are increasing reports of people dying alone.  Discriminatory responses have included transferring older adults from hospitals to care homes, pressure to use do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) / CPR orders, rationing according to

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