Visiting care home with cold

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user163296648 · 21/12/2024 09:53

I've come down with a heavy cold or flu overnight, achey limbs, headache, upset stomach etc. I'm meant to fly home tomorrow and visit dad in care home over christmas. Would you go? I think I shouldn't go, my sister says go. Am I being over cautious?

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CookieMonster28 · 21/12/2024 11:18

No
Most of them have signs at the entrance saying please don't come in if you're feeling unwell

Normallynumb · 21/12/2024 10:33

Definitely stay away.

TheMousePipes · 21/12/2024 10:19

Stay at home!

Lulubear50 · 21/12/2024 10:18

Go and wear a mask

NoBinturongsHereMate · 21/12/2024 10:17

Definitely not with anything fluey/achey/digestive. That's not a light sniffle - could be flu or covid, or one of the more serious cold viruses.

If you're here over Christmas you don't have to go the moment you land - wait until your symptoms have cleared.

growsomeballs · 21/12/2024 10:09

As someone who works at one, on the medical side, please don't.

You will literally be surrounded by vulnerable elderly, and things like viruses and colds spread like wildfire.

If you feel you need to see him before you go, speak to the home manager, ask their advice, and hopefully they will also advise against.

Norovirus is rife at the moment, and it really is a nightmare in a place like a care home, even with barriers in place to avoid it spreading between floors.

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