Just a quick update. BBC News is on, it is all about care homes. Here is my perspective in relation to the three items on everyone’s lips, but in relation to our care home; 1. Track and Trace - this has HUGE impacts for us. Currently, if a staff member becomes symptomatic they self isolate, and are tested. With track and trace, ALL staff who have worked with that person would need to sel-isolate, and presumably residents would go into quarantine? That is hugely problematic with a small workforce, and would essentially mean we would not have enough staff for the business. Many other Care Homes are in the same position, we have been asking these questions for a few days, I keep getting the same answers “Oh, that is a good question”. I presume that my risk assessments, because we wear PPE at all times, mean we would not all have to self isolate with no symptoms - remember all staff and residents have temperature checks daily. This is yet another example of policy being put in
A diary of daily life in a small privately owned residential care home, specialising in the care of those living with dementia.