Sky News meets singers from Kissing It Better, who are performing outside for care home residents who can't see their families.
"We shouldn't underestimate the trauma of going into a care home for some people," she says.
Told they couldn't carry out their usual work and go into hospitals, care homes and the community as social distancing restrictions tightened, Jill and her team remained undeterred."It's so important for the elderly but also for the staff and for the loved ones who can't visit to make sure they know their loved ones have not been forgotten."The charity stresses it follows all the correct government guidelines and takes advice from the highest level.
Cedar Lawn manager Linda Traynier says one resident was laughing and crying, singing and dancing when the team visited last week, thanks to a track that brought back memories of"meeting her husband in secret while off duty during the war all those years ago". Residents of Hylands House for dementia sufferers, also in Stratford Upon Avon, have benefited from the singers' skills.
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