Visiting is an essential aspect of life in a care facility. Visiting is also important for family and friends to keep in touch and maintain long-term relationships with their loved ones and contribute to their support and care.

The government’s advice on how to encourage safe visiting is outlined in this document:
- Each resident of Care Homes Hemel Hempstead will name up to two guests who will be allowed to visit regularly (and will be able to visit together or separately as preferred). Before each visit, these visitors should be screened using rapid lateral flow checks. They must wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all other infection prevention measures during their visit. Physical interaction between visitors and residents is discouraged. Visitors and residents may wish to shake hands, but any physical contact increases the risk of transmission. As a result, kissing or other forms of immediate physical









