COVID: Deaths in care homes MORE than a quarter of the deaths in Worcestershire s care homes this year have been from Covid, the latest figures show. A total of 581 residents have died in the county s care homes since the start of the year with 143 of those deaths mentioning Covid on the death certificate. The number of resident deaths in care homes increased by seven per cent from 2019 to 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). As many as 1,935 people in care homes in Worcestershire died in 2020, 239 of which were from Covid - around 12 per cent of deaths. This increased from a total of 1,805 resident deaths in care homes in the county in 2019.
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FIFTEEN care home residents have died after their home suffered a major outbreak of coronavirus. Perry Manor Care Home said the deaths - of residents who had tested positive for Covid-19 - had happened ‘in recent weeks’ and also confirmed a small number of other residents have also died from other causes. Thirty-three members of staff have tested positive for the deadly virus. The home, based in Charles Hastings Way, is now working with Worcestershire County Council and Public Health England. Those people infected are isolating and visiting is restricted to essential visits only. The statement from Care UK, who manage the home, said none of the staff members with Covid were “seriously ill”, most were asymptomatic with most staff now back at work after their isolation period.
A MEMBER of staff at the intensive care unit in Worcester says morale there is at an all time low and most of them are ‘running on empty’ having worked through the pandemic. An exhausted member of staff from the intensive care unit, who wishes to remain anonymous, put out a plea to the people of Worcester urging them to send in Christmas cards to give the workers a much needed boost. She wrote: “I work in the ICU at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and morale is very low. We all feel extremely tired and are running on almost empty. “What I think would be wonderful would be a Christmas or holiday card from anyone who we have helped or from anyone who appreciates what we do or have done this year. I think it will help raise our spirits and get us through Christmas and whatever we may face in January. Our address is Intensive Care, Worcester Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1DD, any message, long or short, would be just wonderful.”