Today, we& #39;ve teamed up with @mariecurieuk, @age_uk, @IndependentAge, & @CareEngland to get our urgent message out there.

The Government needs to produce a plan on how they& #39;re going to support care home staff & residents through the coronavirus epidemic: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/news/2020-04-13/our-letter-secretary-state-health-and-social-care">https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/news/2020...

All of us are appalled by the devastation which coronavirus is causing in the care system.

All of us have received desperate calls from the people we work to support every day.

As a first step, we urgently need testing and protective equipment made available to care homes.

Older people’s lives are not worth less. Care home staff are not second-class carers.

The Government must step in and make it clear that no-one will be abandoned to this virus simply because of their age, condition or where they live.