SUNRISE Senior Living, which has a care home in Mobberley, is screening all its residents for symptoms and signs of coronavirus twice a day, including checking their temperatures.
The screening procedure was outlined by the care home company’s CEO as she detailed the measures Sunrise was taking to protect and care for its residents during the coronavirus pandemic.
The company has a home, Sunrise of Mobberley, in Hall Lane, Mobberley.
Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald, CEO, said Sunrise was well supplied with all types of PPE, including masks, gloves, aprons and eye protection.
She said: “Our future supply is strong, and we do not envisage any shortages.
“In relation to potential outbreaks of COVID-19 we’re adopting a rigorous approach.
“If the home has a single resident with symptoms or signs consistent with Covid-19, the individual resident remains in their room for all care. PPE is used in taking care of this resident.
“If another or further residents have symptoms or signs, this is treated as if it’s a Covid-19 outbreak.
Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald, CEO
“This means that if the residents reside in close proximity to each other, the rest of household or floor where they live is isolated from the rest of the home.”
She said all residents within the household or floor were cared for in their rooms, whether they were symptomatic or not.
If the symptomatic residents were in different parts of the building such that an individual household or floor could not be isolated, then the whole building was isolated.
She added: “We screen all residents for symptoms and signs on a twice daily basis, including checking their temperatures.
“We use full PPE to care for all symptomatic residents. We segregate our team members such that we have a dedicated team to provide care to residents who have symptoms.
“We include other specific measures to prevent the spread of infection, including enhanced cleaning of rooms and communal areas, and the use of disposable cutlery and plates for residents with symptoms and a usual in room tray service for other non-symptomatic residents.
“We’ll continue with our rigorous and meticulous approach for as long as the pandemic lasts. Our objectives are to protect all our residents in so far as we are able, and to provide the highest standards of care that we can.”
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