Open with Care - supporting meaningful contact in care homes: guidance

New guidance supports meaningful contact to resume between adult care home residents and their loved ones, beginning with visiting up to twice a week. This guidance is now possible due to all the COVID-protections in place. Everyone has as important part to play in continuing to protect against COVID-19 in care homes.


A2 Annex 2 Supporting documents

Care Inspectorate (2020) Quality Framework for care homes for older people October 2020 Care Inspectorate: Dundee
(Available at: https://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/5855/Quality%20framework%20for%20care%20homes%20for%20older%20people%202020.pdf)

Care Inspectorate (2020) Quality Framework for care homes for adults October 2020 Care Inspectorate: Dundee
(Available at: https://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/5856/Quality%20framework%20for%20care%20homes%20for%20adults%202020.pdf)

European Court of Human Rights (2020) Guide on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights Council of Europe/European Court of Human Rights: online
(Available at: Guide on Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life, home and correspondence (coe.int))

Health Protection Scotland (2020) Information and Guidance for Other Settings (webpage)
(Available at: https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/COVID-19/information-and-guidance-for-other-settings/#title-container)

Scottish Government (2020) Root Cause Analysis
(Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/root-cause-analysis-care-home-outbreaks/)

Scottish Government (2017) Health and Social Care Standards My support, my life Scottish Government: Edinburgh
(Available at: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2017/06/health-social-care-standards-support-life/documents/00520693-pdf/00520693-pdf/govscot:document/00520693.pdf)

World Health Organisation (2020) Infection prevention and control guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19 – Interim Guidance – November 2020 (webpage)
(Available at: WHO-2019-nCoV-IPC_long_term_care-2021.1-eng.pdf)

Contact

Email: CareHomesCPAG@gov.scot

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