Residents still catching Covid and dying in Northamptonshire’s care homes

A year into the pandemic, recent CQC inspections are still finding that some Northants care homes are not following infection control measures

By Sarah Ward

A recent inspection at this Corby care home found poor record keeping on infection control.

There are two dozen active Covid outbreaks in Northamptonshire care homes or services according to latest data from the county’s public health team.

236 people linked to services from the county’s care homes or services (either residents or staff) have…