News In Brief: Care Home Residents “Neglected”

Care home residents are dying alone and being “neglected” amid “dangerously low” staffing levels, new research suggests.

People in residential care are being denied a dignified end to their lives as there is a shortage of staff available to sit with them as they die, a survey by Unison has found.

The union reports that 31% of care workers said staffing levels are dangerously low, getting worse and negatively affecting the quality of care given to residents.

Almost all (97%) said their employer is experiencing staff shortages.

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