Dsis lives in supported accommodation . No physical health issues - mental health and autism . Flatmate has Down’s syndrome . Carers come in a few times a day .
Dsis has full capacity etc no power of attorney or anything .
Carers banned all visiting back in March . This week said we could see her outdoors, social distancing .
Sent a risk assessment today saying:
Only for a set time that’s to be decided in advance
Only in an outdoors area that’s very quiet
No gift giving
Supervised visiting only
(Along with dozens of other risks...)
Risks are that staff are very anxious about this, it might cause a fatality to my sister, or staff, or housemate .
DM gutted as she has bought sister gifts, food hamper, toiletries, birthday presents etc - sister is only getting what staff choose from shops and not getting her choices of shower gel or anything, so mum has bought stuff ..
Sister has been sent the same information and she’s a bit taken aback, has suggested sending gifts via post anonymously as they don’t take her mail off her ...
We live in an area where just two people have died (out of about 8000) and no one has had covid for weeks and weeks . GP said it has never really spread in local community ... we haven’t left the two miles around our house since 13 March ...
Waiting on manager confirming no gifts policy but sister’s carer has said it’s probably correct, as gift packaging could pass on virus ...
Would you take the gifts anyway, or send via post?