Birstall care home residents welcome vaccine roll out
Residents at Cedar Mews have recently received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Pictured above: Cedar Mews resident, Gerald Prince, receiving his vaccine
Submitted by Fiona Butler
A Leicestershire care home has recently praised the acceleration of the UK's COVID-19 vaccine programme.
As the national programme to protect care home residents gathers pace, residents at Cedar Mews care home have been celebrating after receiving their first doses.
Helen Cooke, general manager at Cedar Mews, says the health and wellbeing of residents is paramount and thanked those involved in the roll out.
Helen said: "It is so reassuring to see residents receiving their first jabs - this feels like a massive step forward for us all.
"We are so pleased to have begun the journey to getting life back to some form of normality for our residents and team members. We continue to keep a positive outlook and hope that this is the start of better things to come."
Cedar Mews is a purpose-built 73-bed care home which provides permanent care for long-term needs, respite care for short-term needs, and day care. It also provides specialised dementia care.
Cedar Mews resident, Gerald Prince, said: "Life at Cedar Mews has carried on as normal as possible throughout the pandemic.
"I'm delighted to have received my vaccine and look forward to once again being able to hug my family."
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