Care home residents are being trapped in solitary confinement by cruel rules forcing them to isolate for 14 days if families take them out for a walk in the park, campaigners warned yesterday.
While the rest of society is enjoying the return of basic freedoms, residents are effectively banned from leaving their homes for a stroll or a trip to a cafe with loved ones.
In what was branded a blatant human rights abuse , guidance from the Department of Health states that those living in care homes have to self-isolate alone for 14 days if they make a visit outside the home.
Roadmap: Sutton care home residents pictured with loved ones
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Care home residents have been able to hold the hands of a loved one for the first time in months as visits started to resume across England.
Emotional reunions took place across the country as the Government said hundreds of thousands of care home residents could receive indoor visits from a nominated friend or relative from Monday.
Every resident can nominate a person to visit them indoors, while residents with the highest care needs can receive more frequent visits from a loved one who will provide essential care and support.
Care home residents can now hold hands (Aaron Chown/PA)