Coronavirus: What went wrong in Scotland's care homes?
Care home staff in Scotland:"What chance did we really have of keeping Covid-19 out?"
Figures released to the BBC under Freedom of Information suggest absence rates like this were not unusual. "She should not have been left in the first place to die like that," Louise said."Nobody should be left like that." Rodger was one of more than 1,300 patients discharged into homes in Scotland to free up hospital beds for coronavirus patients.In December, before the pandemic, Rodger's family had agreed on a move to a care home - one of several considered was Drummond Grange in Edinburgh.
She said:"Mr Laing's son was given power of attorney to make the decisions affecting his father's care. It told the BBC:"The home had full PPE stocks and the staff are all trained and experienced in infection control.
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