as they try to clear the way for the new year, retailers are also wondering how much of their own rising costs they can pass on. emma simpson, bbc news, colchester. staff shortages because of covid mean many care homes and home care companies are having to turn vulnerable people away in england. at least a9 out of 150 councils in england are introducing emergency measures to ration the care they provide to older and disabled people. increased pressures caused by 0micron means demand is huge. here s our social affairs editor, alison holt. this council run team is at full stretch, trying to get patients home from hospital in central norfolk. any falls reported? today, they have more than 2a0 people who are well enough to be discharged, but need support in the community to be safe. so many care homes are now closed because of covid. the virus, and shortages of care staff, mean there simply aren t
enough care home places or home care services available for all those needing help. it means that the demand on our service is greater than it ever has been, but the numbers of resources that we can get you know, care homes or providers is less than it ever has been. the pressures that the team in there are facing trying to get the right support for people are pressures that are being faced in many different parts of the country, and that means some really difficult decisions are having to be made. deep rooted staffing shortages mean many care services like this home care company, have had to stop taking on new clients. across norfolk, there are now 870 people waiting for care. it is one of at least a9 councils in england bringing in emergency measures to ration social care. when you go into something like a pandemic with an already
stretched system, then you get very close to the edge. the man who runs norfolk s care services says they have no choice. when you re this pressured, then you ve got to start making decisions that balance the individual person s need with the safety of the wider community. so, for example, if someone s getting four visits a day for social care support, we might have to look at a situation where we re saying, one of those visits could perhaps stop and we could use that visit for somebody else who-s waiting for social care. chris, your tea s ready. it s on the table. thank you. - but for someone like chris evans, any cuts to his three care visits a day would have a huge impact. he needs support after a bleed on his brain. the care also allows his wife to work. very important to me. it helps me feel. works towards more independence. for people who are assessed i as needing care, the care visits that they have are important. and i would think that it s a very dangerous path - that they wo
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The Norwich and Central Norfolk Cruse Bereavement branch will be moving to Pottergate from St Augustine s Street.
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A charity is set to move to a new base to continue its work supporting bereaved people in Norfolk.
The Norwich and Central Norfolk Cruse Bereavement branch, previously based in St Augustine s Street, has left the premises as of April 29, and said the pandemic was causing it to haemorrhage money.
In a note left on the building, the charity reassured service users that it would still be providing bereavement support in Norfolk.
The charity will instead move to the Friends Meeting House, in Pottergate, and plans to run a blended service of face to face, telephone and Zoom support.