Gail Vella

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Edna Summerfield's family don't know if you can hold a Funeral for her

"I think that many people are neglected in nursing homes. People at The End of your life and risk. "

The Fear of Sylvia Summerfield, whose mother-in-law, Edna , 94, died with the coronavirus last week.

her family believe she contracted it at her nursing home in Birmingham, before she went to the hospital at 7. April.

"How many older people have homes to die in the care of infected employees that do not know they have The Virus ?", She Said .

"My mother-in-law did not deserve the death she had. "

Edna had first taken tested negative after, in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, But a later test revealed, in fact, you have The Virus , so that you believe it was false negative.

her son Alan - Sylvia 's husband was able to be with her when she died on April 10.

"We have managed to talk to her, on my husband's phone for a short while," She Said . "All she could say was: 'I love you, I love you'. "

Edna - a much-loved grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully in hospital, Sylvia said. Her family knows, when you hold a Funeral or to visit if anyone is in The Situation .

Sylvia praised the care home for the shutdown as quickly as possible, just so that the staff in. But you asked where you were meant to be personal protective equipment (PPE).

they said care staff were "doing their best" But much-needed funds for equipment.

"you have it, not everything is budgeted for, the - where are the thought you get The Money for everything you need?", she asked.

Alan , in self-isolation when His son left the house, added: "care homes may have to do with dead people on a fairly regular basis, But not to the nursing homes and certainly nothing this contagious and with these volumes. "

'insecurity'

Gail Grant, from Swindon, has not seen Her Husband Ian for three weeks.

Ian, a former dentist, has dementia and lives in a home in Marlborough. He turned 70 earlier this month.

Gail Grant is concerned about The Virus to reach Ian a nursing home

"I understand why you closed for visitors, But it leaves us with this feeling of uncertainty and fear," She Said .

"Because of His cognitive level, we can speak Skype or on The Phone . He has no understanding of The Situation and know really more for us. But it is more than I - I am aware that I am not going to see him. "

Dr. Grant Says that she fears about what will happen if The Virus reaches the nursing home.

"they say they have no cases at The Moment , at His home. But I think it is a matter of time. And if each nurse to go with him, it is a difficult situation," she Says .

Ian Grant and His son John: His Family were not able to>visit for three weeks,

Says the official figures are currently only including in hospital deaths: "The idea of the government not to add nursing home death, the recording is incredibly suspicious. What right have you to keep information in The Public domain?"

It takes additional time figures in thousands of separate buildings and ensure The Cause of death is correct, said the Public Health England's medical Director Yvonne Doyle. But She Said the government is working on the announcement day values for the nursing home deaths.

The government has also said it is according to international standards, in the announcement of the deaths in hospitals first.

', It could be three months,'

Robert Compton also does not see His other half at The Moment - His wife Kim works in Doncaster care home and was on lockdown for three weeks.

It was decided that nine staff and a chef, were required to avoid voluntary and you lock The Doors to the outside world in an attempt to coronavirus.

Kim Compton with Her Husband Robert, she is among the home care workers who go voluntarily, for lockdown

"What she has done is a good thing and The Right thing," He Said . "I am very glad that you are safe in there, But I don't know how long this will take.

"the basic PSA did not get But with The Virus in, with no one coming or going, you don't need it much. "

His Mother life currently living in assisted living and He Said he's worried for your safety.

"I feel like older people and people with health Conditions , such as those who have been forgotten in nursing homes - to a certain degree," he Says .

"It is only in the last couple of days there was a focus on The Number of deaths in nursing homes. If it is used in a device such as this, it is just like a wild fire. "

what if he sees His wife again?

"I thought you would be there for a maximum of one or Two Weeks . Now it could be three weeks or three months. "

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Source of news: bbc.com