Council hears of ‘fear and anxiety’ in local care homes during first coronavirus wave
At least 11 per cent of deaths in Hackney involving Covid, up to September, were care home residents
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Hackney home care firm launches festive appeal to ‘give a little cheer to seniors’
Stoke Newington-based Home Instead’s ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ campaign is asking for donations of Christmas gifts
Hackney care homes take part in ‘UK-first’ trial of rapid Covid test
Researchers hope the new test, which can show results in under an hour, will help ‘interrupt community transmission’