care homes – Hackney Citizen

Council hears of ‘fear and anxiety’ in local care homes during first coronavirus wave

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 20 November 2020 at 18:39

At least 11 per cent of deaths in Hackney involving Covid, up to September, were care home residents

Hackney home care firm launches festive appeal to ‘give a little cheer to seniors’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 November 2020 at 14:46

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 22 July 2020 at 20:06

Covid-19 test

Researchers hope the new test, which can show results in under an hour, will help ‘interrupt community transmission’