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06
Nov 2020
Care home visits to continue through lockdown
Care home visits will continue in North Yorkshire despite the country entering a second national lockdown.
The county council restricted visits during October but advised homes they could relax the rules in November to allow one designated visitor for each resident.
Officials have said the measure will continue through lockdown, but homes which report an outbreak will have to restrict visits.
Richard Webb, director of adult social care at the county council, said he was pleased that new government guidance will allow visits to continue.
He said:
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It comes as the government has to set out further guidance to encourage care homes to allow visitors through lockdown.
The advice reiterates the use of PPE and social distancing when allowing visitors into homes.
Meanwhile, North Yorkshire has also bid to be part of a national pilot for care home visits.
The scheme, which was revealed by care minister Helen Whately last week, would allow one relative or friend of a care home resident to be treated as a key worker.
This would enable people to visit loved ones in homes during the winter, though no dates when this might be implemented have been revealed.
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