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Pressure grows on Government to find a way for loved ones to visit care home residents

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hugely damaging to residents' health, especially if they live with dementia.Now, care home bosses and charities are calling for a solution to enable safe visitation.Earlier this month, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham spoke of testing for residents and visitors and vowed 'to have a look' at the issue.But on Thursday, a spokesman from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority said: "Under the current central Government measures, local areas with increased restrictions are advised to not allow visits from family and friends to care homes, apart from under exceptional circumstances.

Care homes should restrict visits under these circumstances."Meanwhile, the Relatives and Residents Association has joined the Alzheimer's Society to call for.

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