'I won't go back to work until it's safe for me and residents' - The desperate story of a care home worker https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-were-wearing-bin-bags-to-protect-ourselves-the-desperate-story-of-a-care-home-worker-11973284

Most of the points in that article is how I’ve been feeling for weeks as a care worker, it’s been draining my mental and physical health and even had depressing episodes during some of my shifts

Ever since this whole pandemic started, I feel like I’m only working for everyone but myself, it makes me feel hopeless. I’ve had so many intentions to self isolate (even if I don’t have symptoms) but I couldn’t because there’s no win for me during this period

I’m literally taking care of people that have very low hygiene standards. Cleaning their rooms, prompt them all the time that they wash their hands and prevent any incidents happening from them when doing 1:1 in public because of social distancing. It’s very stressful and tiring

So long story short, I will still be working in the care home and if I catch corona then oh well, I’m dead. If I still live after all this ends then a serious therapy is needed. Life is short so I gotta do my best