A welcome return for face-to-face care home visits
Care home residents will once again be able to hold hands with a loved one thanks to an easing of coronavirus restrictions which comes into force on 8th March.
Visits through a screen have continued throughout the recent lockdown thanks to our visitor pod facilities, but this is the first time since Christmas that residents will be able to be in the same room as a loved one.
Under the new rules, each resident can nominate one person who will be able to visit them indoors, without the need for a screen between them. Their visitor must have a rapid LFT (lateral flow test) when they arrive, and if this is negative, they will be able to enter the home wearing full PPE.
With these precautions in place, resident and visitor can hold hands, a welcome yet cautious return to physical contact with a loved one, which we know can be such a comfort to our residents.
