Nursing home residents are not 'expendable', says advocacy group 

Nursing home residents are not 'expendable', says advocacy group 

Department of Health figures showi more than a third of Covid-19 deaths have been linked to nursing homes this month so far.

Somebody needs to explain why Covid-19 is still so “rampant” in so many nursing homes, the head of a vulnerable adults support service has said.

Sarah Lennon, Executive Director of Sage Advocacy, has also said that just because people are in a nursing home doesn’t mean they are “expendable”.

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