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I am very muddled about the rules regarding visiting my mum in her care home, they seem to change all the time, and seem very strict compared to other places in the local community can you tell my why this is the case? It doesn’t feel like her home anymore it feels more like a hospital, when will things in care homes get back to normal?
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Unfortunately Covid-19 has affected mostly those most in need of help. Care homes need to try and protect their residents as much as possible and strict rules need to be in place. The rules change regularly because the threats from Covid change as we learn more. In my experience care homes try to do their best to provide activities and stimulation to their residents when visits are not possible.
You could try asking the care home what it is they can provide your mum, and contact them regularly to ensure you are up to date with the latest rules.
Hopefully it won’t be much longer before we can get back to visiting safely.
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Hello, thankyou for your post and for sharing with the forum.
Care Homes have been some of the hardest hit places since the start of the pandemic. With the most vulnerable living in care homes, its been necessary for care homes to take guidance from Public Health on all matters with weekly testing for all residents and staff which determine if an individual home needs to ‘close’ to visitors.
That being said, the ongoing situation in care homes is a matter of concern affecting so many families and residents.
Each individual care home should have individual plans for their residents as to how they maintain contact with their families. For some, this may be phonecalls, outside visits (where appropriate), letters, and for others, technology. Where communication is a barrier, a lot of homes appoint a keyworker for the resident so that families can maintain contact and ensure they can stay connected.
Does anyone else have any useful tips/suggestions on contact in care homes and what may have helped them during these difficult times? Kind Regards, Dementia Carers Count
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