Care home staff 'worried' amid Covid-19 second wave

Care home staff are 'very tired and very worried' amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a group representing care providers has said. Stormont's Health Committee has heard morale is low among workers who fear that the 'system is now working against' their efforts to keep Covid out. Pauline Shepherd of the Independent Health and Care Providers outlined concerns around 'no safety net' of re-testing residents on returning to care homes from hospital, staff shortages and increased visitors. She said Department of Health guidance for care partners for residents to be in place by November 5 left staff feeling very worried that the work they were doing to keep the virus out could be jeopardised by increased footfall.