![]() ![]() during a managed outbreak, the named visitor should ideally remain the same person and visiting is restricted to the resident in their own room.providers should keep an updated record of each resident’s named visitor.They should involve family members, friends and advocates as appropriate. care home providers should support residents to nominate their named visitor.there is no restriction on who residents choose to nominate.the visitor is made aware and understands the risks involved in visiting during an outbreak for themselves, the resident and the other residents and staff of the care home as a setting of communal living.the visitor adheres to COVID-19 precautions such as LFD testing and wearing an FRSM mask (and other PPE if advised), and physical distancing (as advised in the Scottish COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Addendum ).the visitor is fully vaccinated (defined as having received both doses of an MHRA approved vaccination, with 14 days having elapsed since the final dose.the visitor has not been identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case in the previous 14 days.the visitor is asymptomatic and not known to be COVID-positive.the named visitor can visit in most circumstances. ![]() every resident (or their representative) can nominate one person who can visit them in their room during a managed COVID outbreak.It recognises the need to balance the risk of harm from isolation with the risks associated with contracting and transmitting COVID-19. Where the care home manager and the health protection team (HPT) consider that the outbreak is suitably controlled and managed, the following guidance outlines the recommended approach for supporting visiting in this situation. This assessment will include consideration of the scale of the outbreak, continuing spread, impact on the care home, staffing, and adoption, reinforcement or training needs of IPC measures.Īn initial assessment of an outbreak can often take a few days and sometimes over the course of a ‘controlled’ outbreak, it can become ‘uncontrolled’ again. Visiting during an outbreak requires to be continually risk assessed. A managed outbreakĭuring a managed COVID-19 outbreak, the priority will be to investigate the extent of the outbreak and bring it under control. Such a person can engage with a resident in their room, support the resident to eat and drink, or be a reassuring presence. The role of a named visitor is in addition to essential visiting which is not limited to one individual visitor and should continue to take place as per previous guidance, for situations including end of life and distress.Ī COVID-19 outbreak is defined as two or more linked cases of disease within a defined setting over a period of 14 days. Having a named person to visit during a managed COVID-19 outbreak avoids residents experiencing prolonged periods of isolation from their loved ones. For many residents, family members play an important part in their care, through sharing and understanding a resident’s background and beliefs, and by helping to maintain family and friendship connections. The principle of allowing limited visiting in a managed COVID-19 outbreak situation takes account of the fact that social contact (with a family member, friend or representative) can be therapeutic to a resident’s health, wellbeing and quality of life. This guidance provides information for adult care home providers, oversight teams and families on how named visitors can see loved ones safely. This will ensure whenever possible that people can continue to benefit from regular contact with a named visitor when wider restrictions on routine visits may be in place. This interim guidance will be fully incorporated into Public Health Scotland Covid-19 information and guidance for care home settings in the coming weeks. ![]() Interim Scottish Government advice, aligned to Open with Care, now recommends a framework whereby adult care homes can support residents to choose a named visitor who may visit indoors during a managed COVID-19 outbreak, where visiting can be safely supported. Guidance: Open with Care - named visitor to enable people in care homes to maintain contact with loved ones during COVID outbreaks
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