St Andrews Care Home

We found the following examples of good practice. People were living in a clean and hygienic environment. The registered manager ensured regular cleaning of high touch points areas and the environment was well ventilated.

Visitors at the home had been tested and it was required for them to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when entering the home.

The environment was purpose built, spacious with enough sitting areas to ensure people could socially distance when they were spending time outside their bedroom.

An isolation area was created in the home for people who tested positive for Covid-19 and people living with Dementia who may not understand the need to self-isolate. This ensured that in case of an outbreak this could be contained better and reduced the risk of spread across the home.

There were enough staff allocated to work in the same units as far as possible and regular testing in line with current guidance meant if staff had to move to another area, they could do this following a negative rapid test. People and staff in the home were fully vaccinated.

Staff wore their PPE according to current guidance and they were trained in safely putting on, taking off and dispose of these safely.

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