Can I tell my parents not to visit?

[PeckSilver]

Parents very late 70s. Mother with advanced Alzheimer's, has absolutely no idea what is going on (cannot be left in her own). Father relies on making daily trips out to stop him going mad, coffee shops, market, food shopping and visiting us once a week. Obviously coffee shops are now out. He wants to keep coming to us. He knows and understands the guidance. I feel so guilty about telling him he cannot come as I know what this will mean for him. But I also know they shouldn't come!

Does he drive to yours? I went out for a drive on Friday to get some fresh air and parked up in a layby in a quiet area. There were a couple of other cars where it was obviously family members meeting up, each stayed in their own cars with whom nodes opennto talk to each other. Could you do This?

You should stop the visits unless you can manage them to keep them safe. My mother is in her late 70's and lives on her own about 10 minutes drive away. We have agreed that for the moment we won't visit each others houses except when the weather is fine & we can take the our dogs for a walk (keeping at appropriate distance) or sit in the garden accessed from a side entrance & again sitting at distance. My mother is also beginning to talk more on the phone to other family members who live further away - this contact will become vital in the coming days