New restrictions on visiting aged care homes

Sourced from the Guardian:

'Morrison is now outlining new restrictions on visiting aged care homes

Homes and visitors now must:

• Limit visits to short times
• Limit to two visitors at one time, per day
• Visits should be conducted in a resident’s room rather than communal areas
• There should be no large group visits or gatherings – including social gatherings or entertainment
• No school groups allowed to visit

He says that in the case of a resident nearing the end of their life, a home will have discretion to make special arrangements for family to visit them.

That will be done on a facility-to-facility basis, that will still accomodate social distancing.

That adds to earlier restrictions on:

• Those who have returned from overseas in 14 days
• Those in contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19
• Those who have not been vaccinated against influenza after 1 May'