Care Homes: Coronavirus
(asked on 11th May 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that testing methods for covid-19 in care homes take account of the needs of people with dementia.
This question was answered on 4th September 2020
To ensure the needs of certain individuals are taken into account in care home settings, detailed and clinically approved guidance has been produced for care home managers. We have also produced a tutorial video to guide staff through the swab collection process. Carers and nurses are required to complete online care home swabbing competency assessment before carrying out swabbing.