Somerford Place

We found the following examples of good practice.

● Visitors to the service were required to sign in and complete a questionnaire to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 and other viruses. Where visitors answered yes to any of the questions they were not permitted to enter the service and asked to follow government guidelines on self isolation. ● The service had access to Covid-19 testing kits and carried out regular testing of all staff and people using the service, including agency staff members. ● The service worked with regular agency staff who were given regular shifts at the service to minimise the risks of spread of infection through workforce transmission. ● Daily Infection prevention and control (IPC) audits were carried out by the manager to ensure staff maintained good IPC practices. Cleaning schedules were monitored to ensure surfaces and designated areas were cleaned to a good standard. ● The service had risk management plans in place to manage Covid-19 risks, including people and staff within the high risk groups, such as black, Asian and minority ethnic community and people with learning disabilities. ● People exempt from wearing masks had clear plans for how they should be supported by staff. This includes the full use of personal protective equipment by staff and explaining to people using different communication methods, such as object of reference and easy read leaflets to explain the coronavirus.