Can my mum see her brother? Wwyd

[homeschoolmyarse]

Can my mum see her brother ?
Wwyd?
My parents are early 70’s, v active, healthy, been good about lockdown.
My mums brother has Alzheimer’s. We were managing his care with carers and a fab daycare centre. Daycare centre closed and we didn’t want multiple carers coming in, so my sister and I are managing his care between us as neither of us have to work right now. I haven’t been anywhere, she’s done a couple of shops.
Our original thinking was once we’ve all been inside for 3 weeks, we know we haven’t caught the virus, we’ll reassess. But we’re all hesitant.
She hasn’t seen him for 6 weeks.
Can we resume their normal visits, wwyd?

Corona can be on cardboard so post, grocery items, deliveries can transfer it.

I suppose if neither households have been out or recieved any packages or touched new items at all during thr whole 3 weeks and then will drive into a car which is clean and hands are cleaned after opening the car door and cleaned agaib before and after entering the other household then thats ok?

Adding to vital emotional care for an extremely vulnerable person, and everyone concerned has been careful?
I'd say yes to that.
You and your sister are doing a great job there. Can't be easy OP.

Another thing what if police stop you? If you have an accident

Were video calls unsuccessful?

We disinfect everything that comes in. I’m doing my parents groceries too.

If the police stop you you say you're traveling to care for a vulnerable person...

It’s a short journey
And I think seeing to a vulnerable Alzheimer’s patient would be ok.
If my sister and I couldn’t do, or weren’t here, She would have to care for him

Well, your Mum could do his care, it's permitted

However, each person in any 'bubble' increases the risk to both your Uncle & your Mum. Each bit of shopping, each filling their car with petrol, each washing dishes/clothes etc

It's not 'against the rules' but just think carefully if you want to risk enlarging the bubble of his or your mums (bare in mind your mum is also opening her bubble to yoy, your sister & all your contacts -not just your uncle)

Take care 🌷

We haven’t had any contact with anyone
Our bubble is just us, the deliveries (disinfected) and a couple of my sisters shops, 3 over 6 weeks
We’ve minimised it as much as possible
We’re not going anywhere

Washing dishes/clothes- what’s the risk there? Don’t understand that bit

You are minimising the risk as much as you can. If you and/or sister need help with the caring. Or your uncle or mum's MH would really benefit from a visit then I would do it.

@homeschoolmyarse

Just all the things you'll all be touching while you're there. The more people the greater the risk.

However it sounds like you are all being extremely careful, so I think the additional risks would be incredibly small. Especially if your sister can further limit going shopping.

But I can’t not touch anything in his house. I’m cleaning him and his clothes and his house.
If my mum has no contact with anyone except for me when I drop her shopping off, it’s not really making her bubble bigger. He’s already in her bubble.
She could probably stay within 2 metres of him, but can’t guarantee he won’t hug her, who knows what he’ll do!
If he hugged her, we know neither of them have it, so ?
Oh I don’t know

It will be fine. The Govt have said there have been no verified cases of people catching the virus off paper packaging, post, deliveries etc.

If you're not sure then don't