Impact of Covid-19 on Care Homes and Community Support Staff
The impact of Covid-19 on residents, families, care homes, and community support staff has been an emotional rollercoaster, with concerns about recognition, anxiety, fatigue levels, and the balance between visiting benefits and Covid-19 transmission risks. National guidance emphasizes the importance of maintaining opportunities for visiting while considering the individual needs and well-being of residents. The evolving framework aims to balance infection risk and health in care homes through measures such as infection prevention and control, personal protective equipment, staff mental and physical health support, and new ways of working.
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Covid19: The Impact on Residents, Families, Care Homes and Community Support Staff An Emotional Rollercoaster I m really fearful my wife won t recognise me at the end of this Dr Mathew Thomas East Sussex CCG Cancer and EOLC GP Clinical Lead
March- April 2020 Jan-Feb 2020 May-September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 Second Lock down First Lock down Emotional response/tiredness Families Anxiety /fatigue levels Care Homes Community staff Time Families Care Homes Support Services
The new national guidance recognises the importance of maintaining opportunities for visiting to take place which is critical for supporting the health and wellbeing of residents and their relationships with friends and family. NHSE PHE, ASC,CQC Community Care, GPs, Hospitals It sets out measures that can be put in place to provide COVID-secure opportunities for families to meet and expects care home providers, families and local professionals to work together to find the right balance between the benefits of visiting, and the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to care staff and vulnerable residents. Care Home The guidance identifies that the individual resident, their views, their needs and wellbeing are an important focus of decisions around visiting and all decisions around visiting should be taken in light of general legal obligations, such as those under the Equality Act 2010 and Human Rights Act 1998, as applicable Family Importantly, visiting as residents approach the end of their lives continues to be recognised and visits in such exceptional circumstances such as end of life should continue in all circumstances. Resident (Person Older/Learning Disability/Dementia, etc) In the event of an outbreak in a care home, the home should close to visitors, except in exceptional circumstances such as end of life
The Evolving Framework to Balance Infection Risk and Health in Care Homes - What we have all had to contend with. PATIENTS FAMILIES CARE HOMES CARE SYSTEM (Community staff etc). Freedom Access Law Law Communication Emotion/Mental Guidance Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Visiting. Guidance IPC, Safeguarding, Maintenance of service. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) PPE PPE ( donning and doffing ) PPE ( donning and doffing ) Isolation. Logistics/adjustment Building layout/staff planning etc New ways of working Mental health Loss Staff mental health/fatigue/loss Staff mental health/fatigue Physical health Care Planning Care Planning Care Planning Care planning Information Technology (communication). IT IT IT
