Coronavirus guidance for visiting adult care homes

The Scottish Government has published guidance for adult care homes in Scotland. This guidance sets out how care home visiting may be managed while minimising the risks to residents, staff and visitors. There are two main sets of guidance:

• to support care homes with restoring visiting by friends and family
• resuming wellbeing activities and visits by professionals

It explains what precautions should be taken to keep care home residents, visitors and staff safe, and includes an information leaflet which care homes can give to visitors.

The guidance has been produced by the Care Homes Clinical and Professional Advisory Group (CPAG), a short life multi-disciplinary group chaired by members of the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer directorates. The group has been established to provide clinical and professional advice throughout the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anyone can use this service.

This is a free service.

Anyone working in the adult care home sector in Scotland.

The Care Homes CPAG will continue to review the guidance, taking account of changes in the emerging picture around COVID-19.

At a national level, each stage of restrictions will be assessed depending on scientific advice and the progress of the infection rates.

Any home that has an ongoing outbreak will have to close to non-essential visitors.

Visit the Scottish Government website for more information and to read the full guidance. You can also download leaflets and infographics for those visiting family and friends.