Relatives and friends of care home residents

The current guidance for care homes says: “Contact with relatives and friends is fundamental to care home residents’ health and wellbeing and visiting should be encouraged. There should not normally be any restrictions to visits into or out of the care home.” The most recent  guidance on visiting care homes (4 April 2023) can be found here Gov.uk  You will need to scroll down to the section entitled, “Visiting arrangements in care homes”.

If you are worried that your friend or relative in the care home is experiencing harm, risk of harm, neglect or any form of abuse, you should contact:

Rights of people living in care homes

Watch the video Healthwatch made with Andrew about his and his wife Gay's experience of being an essential care giver
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