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.
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