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Michael Blakstad says the new visiting rules for care homes have come "too late" for his wife Tricia, who has Alzheimer's disease and lives in a care home in Hampshire.
From 8 March, care home residents in England will be allowed to pick one person to visit them regularly.
Since moving into the care home last July, Tricia has only been able to see visitors who wear face masks and for a short period of time over a fence, Michael told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
He believes the restricted visits, combined with periods of isolation, with no contact other than her carers, has led to her Alzheimer's deteriorating much faster than it should have done.
As a result, Tricia has gone beyond the point where the new visiting provisions would make a meaningful difference, Michael says.
"It's far too late for Tricia now. Two or three months ago, [Health Secretary] Matt Hancock promised on your programme that every care home would have this testing by Christmas, it didn't, the home Tricia's in never adopted it, and I think it's too late," he said.
"It would have made a difference to us and it will make a difference to new people who come in now, so that's to be thanked for, but it really should have happened a lot earlier... Tricia has passed the point of no return I'm afraid."
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2021-02-20 12:33:45Z
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