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2:07 PM February 20, 2021
Tracey Blazey (right) with her mother Lilian Bradford a few years ago on holiday in Santorini, Greece. - Credit: Tracey Blazey
- Credit: Tracey Blazey
The daughter of a Norwich care home resident says bringing visitors inside is a step in the right direction but she is cautious around how such measures will be applied.
Visitors will be required to take a coronavirus lateral flow test before entry and personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn.
Tracey, Blazey, 62, of Westacre Drive, Old Catton, is a member of the national action group Rights for Residents which is calling for the government to pass emergency laws to allow one nominated family carer to be able to visit a loved one in care homes, while wearing PPE and having access to lateral flow tests.
She said: I m lucky that I can talk to mum on the phone but we have the same conversation every day telling her I cannot come in. When I come off the phone I suspect I m more upset than she is because of her short-term memory. We know it has been a year since we properly visited but to her the timescale is vey short. I m angry and frustrated because family members cannot get through the red tape. I fear the chances are that if we don t get this legislation past I won t get to see her anymore. That has already happened to thousands of people and it might happen to thousands more.