A care home in London is believed to be the first to close due to coronavirus pressures, including staff shortages.
Friary Lodge in Barnet, north London, has asked residents to move out by the end of May, ITV News reported.
The home told residents: "It is no longer possible to provide you with care and support that you need because of ongoing staffing issues and operational difficulties due to Covid-19."
Friary Lodge is closing temporarily and residents are reportedly already moving out.
Mary Masters, 91, moved from the home on Monday and was "very sad", according to her daughter Susan.
Susan said her "biggest concern" was that she might "lose" her mother because of the move.
Friary Lodge's solicitor said that the care sector and residents have been "greatly let down by the government" and that "many will die".
They added: "The government has provided too little support to care homes, and too late.
The news comes as another care home has warned that without further cash injections from the Government the home will close within eight weeks.
Wren Hall near Nottingham told ITV that 15 residents had died after catching coronavirus and that the home has spend £13,000 on PPE in the last six weeks.
Care homes have seen a surge in coronavirus-linked deaths in recent weeks, with some staff complaining of a lack of protection for them and residents.
More than 40 per cent of Covid-19 fatalities in the week to May 1 took place in care homes, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.
The Standard has contaceted Friary Lodge and Wren Hall for comment.
