Care Homes: Visits

(asked on 9th December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor care homes' compliance with Government guidance on facilitating visits during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Gillian Keegan Portrait
Gillian Keegan
Secretary of State for Education
This question was answered on 16th December 2021

The Department monitors how care homes are implementing guidance on a weekly basis using the Capacity Tracker data collection and data on visitor test registrations. Currently, approximately 93% of care homes in England are accommodating residents receiving visitors.

We regularly review and update guidance on care home visiting, based on the latest clinical advice. If a resident or their family have concerns that a care home is not following visiting guidance appropriately, it should be raised with the home in the first instance. The Care Quality Commission can also investigate complaints and has regulatory powers to take action where providers do not appropriately support people to have access to visits.

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