Hastings care home which has not had a single case of coronavirus puts it down to taking prompt action

Hastings Court on The Ridge has said that so far it has not had a single case of COVID-19.
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Home manager, Georgina Gamble said: “We are, so far, free of coronavirus due to the measures we brought in very early on such a as closing our doors to visitors.

Hastings Court underwent a comprehensive risk assessment before the lockdown was introduced. It’s owners, Oakland Care, brought in a raft of measures to keep coronavirus out of the home including closing the doors to visitors, purchasing significant stocks of PPE and cleaning products at the earliest point, closing staff rooms, co-horting groups of staff to specific areas of the homes, additional cleaning and extra hand-washing facilities.

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“We continue to exceed government guidelines to keep our residents and our staff safe,” said Oakland Care’s Chief Executive Officer, Joanne Balmer. “We know this is a worrying time for the whole community and we want families to feel confident to move a relative in with us. They can be assured that they will be safe and receive the care that they need.”

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Since lockdown, residents have launched and contributed to their own newspaper to keep busy and to keep friends and family informed.

Now the care home is introducing a new summerhouse to its grounds, with installed screens to allow residents to come face to face with family and visitors.

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