# Covid care home report says lessons must be learned

A report into care homes during the Covid pandemic has been published, with its authors saying lessons need to be learned. It examines how residents and staff were affected and what went wrong in policy and practice. The findings matter because care home residents were among the groups hit hardest by the pandemic.

**Importance:** 4/5

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### Health
- [BBC Health](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvj6jn28p34eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:40:42 GMT