First of all I'm sorry if this has been covered already in a thread, I've looked through and can't find anything.
My partner lives with his mum, she is 90 and has various medical problems associated with a lady of her age, therefore is obviously classed as a vulnerable person. She needs help with various tasks around the house but doesn't need constant care.
He is classed as a keyworker, HGV driver with Royal Mail, so is travelling to other depots, but making sure he stays in his lorry as much as possible. We will not be seeing each other for the foreseeable future, as we live in separate households, so keeping that risk lower for her.
My question is, should she be cooking his evening meal for him? And then washing up the dishes etc after cooking for him. Obviously he washes up when he's finished his meal, but if he's not quick enough she does it before he gets to it!
She likes to do this as it is something that still makes her feel useful, she's housebound and likes to look after him!
I've said to him I don't think she should be doing this due to the worry of cross contamination. At the moment he's cleaning all surfaces he touches with anti bac wipes twice a day, trying to keep his distance from her (this is difficult as she is deaf and doesn't like to wear her hearing aids!)
Am I being too over the top about this, is it ok for her to still cook for him? Can they touch the same saucepans etc? I've told him she can't touch anything that's been near his mouth, cups, cutlery etc. Is there anything else they should be doing?