FOI request (FOIR-533133825)

Visitation policies at care homes

Requested Thu 20 July 2023
Responded Fri 28 July 2023

1. Did your Local Authority alter or update its visitor policy for care homes in response to COVID-19, yes or no?

a. If yes, what changes were introduced?

b. If yes, are any of those policies still in place?

i. If yes, which of those policies are still in place?

2. Does the Local Authority currently have any visitation policies for care homes that:

a. Would prevent a resident from receiving a visitor?

i. If yes, in what circumstances does this apply?

ii. If yes, were these restrictions in place before March 2020?

b. Set a restriction on the number of different people able to visit a care home resident during their stay?

i. If yes, in what circumstances would the number of different people visiting a care home resident be restricted?

ii. If yes, how many different people do these restrictions permit as visitors?

iii. If yes, were these restrictions in place before March 2020?

Response

Information not held.

Care homes are dealt with by East Sussex County Council Adult Social Care, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk