A public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic has convinced her that the policy of isolation was "cruel and pointless" the inquiry concluded that the whole care sector had been an "afterthought" to government planners.
Roger Dennison's father was a 90-year-old resident at a care home in west Yorkshire. His father, Lucius, was in his room when the first reports of coronavirus emerged. Dennison had previously visited every other day and was reliant on passing message through staff.
Her father died in the care home in 2022. She felt a similar lasting anger about her sister's isolation. The first time she was able to sit was after an year of lockdown.
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