Covid-19: Effect on Retirement Communities debated

A few weeks ago the first ever debate on housing with care in Parliament took place, including reference to St Monica Trust/Housing LIN RE-COV study (opens new window) funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust.

The Westminster Hall debate, which was secured by the DUP’s Jim Shannon, focused on the impact of Covid-19 on Retirement Communities, and saw MPs praising housing-with-care for its excellent performance during the pandemic, and calling for urgent Government action to ensure many more older people are able to live in this setting – including implementing ARCO’s proposal for a cross-Government task force.

On the latter, we await with interest on the Government’s announcement. You can read the debate transcript on the Hansard website.