Because the supervisor of two care houses in Wrexham, Gaynor Jones felt her sector was “thrown underneath a bus by the federal government” as a result of the recommendation was unworkable.
“For instance, you can’t isolate individuals with dementia, they’re simply not secure. And staying six toes away from somebody you’re delivering private care to is unimaginable,” she stated.
As a substitute, from Easter 2020, every care house fashioned their very own bubble, and workers didn’t go away for six weeks.
“Inside 24 hours I had 9 volunteers for every house, they packed their luggage and moved in,” she stated. It meant the houses didn’t have one Covid-related dying through the first wave,” she added.
“It’s one thing I’ll all the time be happy with.”
