Will our care home residents soon be able to enjoy hugs from family again? | Robin Hall
In this lockdown, limited visiting has been allowed. But advances in vaccines and testing bring the hope of more human contact
We are in touch with some of the care homes in Hampshire that are taking part in the new pilot visitor testing scheme that will allow residents two indoor visits a week and to touch and embrace their loved ones. And we hope this will be rolled out more widely soon.
In the meantime, our 29-bed nursing home in Portsmouth is inviting in friends and family members, although in a limited fashion. Over the summer we held window visits and meetings in the garden, but nursing patients can’t sit outside on anything but the balmiest summer day, so we have set up a visiting centre in our conservatory.
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