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    Video duration 1:59
    Lockdown family reunion - in a glass pod Jump to media player With visits banned, one Dutch care home has found an innovative way to bring people together.
    • 11 May
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  • Jill Haddow explained what it is like to live in a care home during lockdown
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    Living in a care home in lockdown Jump to media player What's it like being separated from your family as the country lives through a coronavirus lockdown?
    • 16 Apr
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  • Staff at a resident at Ty Mair care home in Llanelli
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    Care homes 'celebrate everything we can' Jump to media player Rachel Jones, who works at Ty Mair care home, has made a video diary showing how they are coping with coronavirus.
    • 03 May
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  • VE Day celebrations
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    Care home residents recall VE Day celebrations Jump to media player Care home residents share their memories of the historic events of 75 years ago.
    • 08 May
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  • Families wave at care home residents
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    'Drive through disco' held for care home residents Jump to media player Staff found a novel way to allow families to safely see their loved ones.
    • 04 May
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  • Vic Rayner
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    ‘Ring of steel’ call for care homes Jump to media player Residents and staff in the UK's care homes need better protection from coronavirus, the National Care Forum says.
    • 19 Apr
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    PM 'bitterly regrets' care home epidemic Jump to media player Latest figures show deaths in care homes continued to rise amid a fall in Covid-19 hospital deaths.
    • 06 May
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Coronavirus: Dutch care home reunites families in a glass pod

A care home in the Netherlands has found an innovative way to bring people together during the lockdown.

The BBC's Anna Holligan speaks to a family whose relative is a resident.

  • 11 May 2020
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