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We are pleased to announce that following recent Government guidance we are in a position to start rolling out visitor testing within our care home. This will enable us to offer regular testing of visitors, and when combined with other infection prevention and control measures (such as PPE), we can support more meaningful visits with loved ones. We are determined to work together with you to find the right balance between the benefits of visiting on wellbeing and quality of life, and the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to our staff and people who live at Ash Lodge Nursing Home who may be more vulnerable to COVID-19.
We will start testing visitors from 8/3/21. As part of our welcoming visitors back into Ash Lodge Nursing Home and keeping everyone safe, we ask that you book your visits in advance.
This letter sets out more about what the testing process will involve, what it will mean for you, and other precautions we ask that you take to keep your loved ones, our other residents and our staff safe, ensuring we fulfil our responsibility to minimize the community transmission of COVID-19.
In the event of an outbreak in Ash Lodge Nursing Home, we will have to close to visitors with the exception of residents who are end of life and will do so on the advice of the Director of Public Health.
What does testing involve? You will be asked to take a test using a new technology called a Lateral Flow Test (LFT). You will need to have this test before you visit face-to-face. This test will check within 30 minutes if you have COVID-19. You will be asked by our staff to apply hand sanitizer and blow your nose and then swab each nostril for 10 seconds each nostril.
It is very straightforward, and you will be supported throughout the process by a member of staff from Ash Lodge Nursing Home. Full instructions will be given to you when you arrive for your visit and a visitor’s testing guidance pack is provided in this email/letter.
What you will need to do:
It’s important to recognise that a negative test will provide us with some assurance as to whether you are carrying the COVID-19 virus. However, it is not a guarantee. To keep your loved one and our care home safe, we ask that you please follow the below guidelines:
Can you have physical contact with your loved one?
Please note the following:
Please note that visiting restrictions will take place if guidance is not followed as you could appreciate we have a duty of care for all our residents, staff and loved ones.
We appreciate you working with us to ensure that we can enable safe visiting and should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to ask.
Yours sincerely, Michael Verma/ Managing Director Helen Wilcox/ Registered Manager David Carpenter/ Deputy Nurse Manager
Myself and my team are here to answer any questions you have about our home.
