David Oliver: Let’s not forget care homes when covid-19 is over

Care homes have been very badly hit by the covid-19 pandemic. This has highlighted their historical neglect and marginalisation and has belatedly brought them into the spotlight. We should not forget the lessons. By mid-April, the government was being criticised for reporting only in-hospital deaths from covid-19 and not those from the wider community.1 By 22 April, the Office for National Statistics reported 1000 care home deaths from...