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Enact law for visiting rights for designated relatives of care home residents

Submitted by Ian Holmes on Wednesday 9th December 2020

Published on Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 22nd June 2021

Signatures: 1,784

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Enact law for visiting rights for designated relatives of care home residents

Petition Details

To enshrine in law the right for a designated relative or close friend of every care home resident to be able to visit without physical barrier. The government have recently issued guidance, but it is clear that many local authorities are not following this guidance and still preventing visiting.

Additional Information

Thousands of residents of care homes and nursing homes in the UK suffer with a range of life-limiting conditions including dementia.

Previous solutions of "through the window" visits or garden visits do not work for people with severe conditions who are often bed bound, have very limited mental capacity or have lost hearing or sight. Cyber solutions do not work for these patients either.

It should be a basic right to comfort these people by touch and speech in a safe way.


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