# Madrid care-home protocols during COVID criticised

Date: 2020

In March 2020 Madrid's regional government under [Isabel Díaz Ayuso](/people/isabel-diaz-ayuso) issued protocols restricting hospital transfers of care-home residents; thousands died in care homes and critics blamed the protocols.

## People

- Isabel Díaz Ayuso: https://factrail.ai/people/isabel-diaz-ayuso

## Sources

- https://www.publico.es/sociedad/estudio-apunta-ayuso-muertes-residencias-madrid-concluye-podrian-haber-evitado.html
- https://www.elsaltodiario.com/comunidad-madrid/cronologia-residencias-mayores-muertos-coronavirus-protocolos-exclusion-isabel-diaz-ayuso

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ayuso-care-home-covid-protocols-2020-03