Council chiefs call for care ‘fix’ after lockdown impacts mobility of millions
The ability of one in four older people to do everyday activities has worsened during the pandemic, research from the charity Age UK has revealed.
Age UK and the Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the Government to commit to concrete action in the Queen s Speech today to expand the provision of social care in England as the charity’s research reveals the impact of the lockdown on older people.
New research has revealed that 42% of over 60s in the UK who had difficulty walking up and down the stairs before the first lockdown in March 2020 reported that this activity had become more difficult.
Only half of people in the UK with COVID symptoms self-isolate, study finds
Local authority leaders have described as ‘concerning’ a study revealing that levels of adherence to test, trace, and isolate COVID-19 rules are low.
A study published in the British Medical Journal by Public Health England and a number of universities has found that only one in five people request a COVID-19 test if they have symptoms.
The research also revealed that according to the most recent data, from January 25-27, only 51.8% of those with recent symptoms and who had not tested negative fully adhered to self-isolation.
Non-adherence to the rules brought in to stop the spread of the coronavirus was associated with being male, young, having a dependent child in the household, lower socioeconomic grade, greater financial hardship during the pandemic, and working in a key sector.