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Karen s mum, Marion, was given an antipsychotic drug in a care home during the first lockdown
Words by ITV News Politics Producer Dominique Heckels
Locked down and locked up, people living in care homes have had to face a particularly lonely Covid pandemic. Although care homes are doing all they can to lift spirits, the ban on visits from family and friends has had a detrimental impact on residents.
When asked if the physical or mental health of residents had been impacted during the pandemic, in an exclusive survey of over 100 care homes for ITV s Tonight programme by the National Care Association, nine out of 10 homes said yes.