Care home residents allowed out for more visits without having to isolate, Government announces
The changes will come into force on Tuesday, May 4, and Covid-19 cases continue to fall
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All care home residents will be allowed to go on more visits without having to isolate on their return, the Government has announced.
New covid rules for care home residents as restrictions are eased
Most residents have faced a tough year with heavy limits on what they could do and who they could see
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1 May 2021
Residents will be able to visit their family’s garden or take a walk with a care worker or named visitor
Guidance updated as the data shows cases falling in the community
All care home residents will be able to participate in more out-of-home visits without having to isolate on their return, the government has announced today.
From Tuesday 4 May, residents will be able to leave their care homes to visit a friend or family member’s garden, or go on walks in places such as parks, public gardens and beaches. They will not have to self-isolate when they return.
They were developed in collaboration with the QNI Care Home Nurse Network and focus mainly on care homes for older residents who require nursing care.
Sharon Aldridge-Bent, director of nursing programmes (leadership) at the QNI, who leads the care home nurse programme of work, said: There has been a realisation across the health and care sector that nursing staff working in care homes support a unique area of practice and a very high level of responsibility in delivering care in settings that are complex and can involve multiple issues of physical and mental health dependency among residents.
Sharon Aldridge-Bent
“This has been brought into even sharper focus by the pandemic and we have seen a greater focus on care homes than ever before in the past year.