Coronavirus: Nearly 400 home care groups 'have no protection'
Others said they were struggling to get the gloves and aprons they needed for staff who go from one client's home to the next to support them with washing, dressing and eating.
Suzanne Catterall, a senior care worker at Westmorland Homecare in Cumbria, speaking after visiting the first of seven clients she would see during her day, said:"I needed to use seven pairs of gloves on one call and an apron. Dr Chris Moss, who runs Westmorland Homecare, said they have had to get supplies of PPE from local nail bars and vets' practices."Without having it you risk transmission, you risk making more of society unwell and you put more pressure on the NHS," he added.
Raina Summerson, chief executive of Agincare - one of the largest independent care companies, said:"If we cannot get access to PPE and follow public health guidance safely, we will be left in no position but to say we cannot accept people who are COVID 19 positive, because we will not have the equipment to deliver their care safely."
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