has been calling forfor alzheimer society has been calling for for quite alzheimer society hasesting for residents and staff members and we have heard stories were just one or two people have been tested and found negative so the rest of the home hasn't been tested and that's clearly not good enough, hunt needs to be tested regularly so we can keep on top of data and feed that in and then when somebody dies in a ca re and then when somebody dies in a care home, we can report that more quickly to the care quality commission or within the 0ns figures so commission or within the 0ns figures so they can be counted and know for sure whether or not that person died ofa sure whether or not that person died of a covid 19 related illness. the health secretary said last week all key workers, nhs and care staff and residents in care homes, would now get a ccess residents in care homes, would now get access to testing but it hasn't happened yet, are you saying? we are still really struggling. some care homes are getting some testing but we are not getting it in the volumes that's required,

the alzheimer's society says it is "seriously concerned" about self—isolation.ns, at the alzheimers society. she's in london. also, from worcestershire, i'm joined by pat horriben, who cares for her friend jane roberson. jane was diagnosed with dementia six years ago. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. let me speak first to catherine. cani us. let me speak first to catherine. can i ask you, what feedback are you getting from society members and supporters about the worry they have at the moment? absolutely. if you think that approximately 95% of people living with dementia are over 65, which puts them at higher risk anyway, and many of them live with long—term conditions, so people are really worried. many of the calls to oui’ really worried. many of the calls to our helpline now out about coronavirus and the impact on people affected by dementia, and they are talking about things such as how they manage, many people with dementia are already feeling isolated, so how they managed with social isolation, there are difficu

kate lee is chief executive of the alzheimer society. she joined just now.t to do exactly? i think is you just heard in that previous report, care homes across the uk are really, really struggling. we would like the minister to make sure that care homes have got the same access to ppe. we've heard all the challenges about getting a hold of it, but the nhs is being prioritise. care homes are kind of forgotten in this battle gets coronavirus. number of deaths happening in care homes every day now., so it's really important that testing for staff is on par with nhs testing. we need to make sure that we can get care home staff back to work safely. we want to make sure residents that are being moved in and out but particularly into homes are being tested before they moved because that is a key way we think the virus is getting into some of these home. through people going into step down care. we want a period of isolation or people to be tested before they‘ re period of isolation or people to be tested before they're moved into residential care homes. the other r

. —— alzheimer's society.re home after an outbreak of coronavirus. around 70% of the 400,000 residents of care homes show problem when staff can't get the equipment they need and patient can't be tested for the virus. let's speak to the chief executive of emma ha, the largest charity care provider in the uk. —— mha. telus first of all what are the together challenges predict the map presented by dementia patients in respect to covid—19? presented by dementia patients in respect to covid-19? thanks for having me on, rita. the challenges relate to the anxiety and confusion that people living with dementia already experience, i think we can appreciate that with the additional safety a nd appreciate that with the additional safety and additional isolation issues that are necessary with covid—19, that increases that sense of anxiety and worry. there's another challenge as well in terms of the fact that quite a number of people living with dementia will also do what's called purposeful wondering, which is where they

with me is kathryn smith, director of operations, at the alzheimers society.urselves included, feel that care homes have been the invisible front line and have been a bit of an afterthought. in the management of this pandemic. 0f afterthought. in the management of this pandemic. of course it is unprecedented, of course everybody is doing their best, but we have 400,000 people living with and care homes in the uk and two thirds of those people have dementia and the ca re those people have dementia and the care home staff have not been given the appropriate personal protection equipment, the residents and staff had not been able to get testing and, of course, a care home environment can be a little bit of an incubator with so many people that are potentially vulnerable with a disease potentially spreading faster. you're also looking at those without same as her being cared for at home as well. —— with alzheimers encoder tom. this app at home should also be recognised as front line staff. —— the staff. staff are having to work with people in their own homes and l

with me is kathryn smith, director of operations, at the alzheimers society. the programme. do these figures today that we have seen confirm what you already knew, just the speed and spread of this in ca re just the speed and spread of this in care homes? absolutely, i mean it is shocking that you think this is effectively a 300% increase in cases within care homes and in fact there isa within care homes and in fact there is a delay of at least a week and recording. figures are wacky —— likely to be much more in some places. this is something people have been very concerned about that ca re have been very concerned about that care homes are not getting adequate testing and support and the appropriate personal protective equipment to enable them to look after some of the most vulnerable in oui’ after some of the most vulnerable in our society. how frightening is that you think both for the staff and residents given what you have just said and the figures show in terms of what is being in spirit in ssdc? it is extremely frightening. we are finding that 80% of ou

and kathryn smith, from the alzheimer's society, is in wakefield good morning table. go out and she has no idea about the fact we need to stay two metres away from anybody else but the disadvantage of having a guide dog as people are attracted to it. even when i was in the supermarket yesterday people were coming over and talking to her and me and kind of violating the boundary around me. so it is very difficult, the fact that one gentleman recently said, we weren't vulnerable a couple of weeks ago but the fact we are deemed not vulnerable enough to get home delivery means we have to venture out, get on public transport when we are told not to and actually having to go out into the supermarket and be out there when we don't really need to. we are putting notjust ourselves at risk but everybody else that we come into contact with. there's a huge learning curve, listening to your experiences, huge learning curve not only for you but people around you who have been used toa people around you who have been used to a certain way, how you deal with guide dogs, how you socia

the alzheimer's society, marie curie, age uk, care england and independent age, have written to the healthvulnerable in society, and the people who care for them. the charities say they are urgently calling for more personal protective equipment for their carers. we can speak now to anita peet, managing director of wren hall nursing home which is a specialist dementia care nursing home in selston near nottingham. thank you so much forjoining us. tell us about the situation in your ca re tell us about the situation in your care home because i know you have lost people to coronavirus. good evening, yes, we have unfortunately. we have lost nine family members, thatis we have lost nine family members, that is what we call our residents, because they are part of our family and we have lost them to the coronavirus. i am and we have lost them to the coronavirus. | am so and we have lost them to the coronavirus. i am so sorry to hear that. it must be such a difficult time for you all. can i ask about the conditions in the care home? do ca re rs the conditions in the care home? do carers have prote

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