Elderly Residential Services Updated Visiting Procedure
Elderly Residential Services have announced that following Public Health advice, it will be moving towards Phase 5 of its COVID-19 De-escalation plan.
A statement from the GHA follows below:
Alongside Gibraltar’s Director of Public Health, Dr Sohail Bhatti, ERS have been working with the GHA’s Consultant Microbiologist and the GHA COVID-19 Laboratory to create a safe de escalation plan and visiting procedure for all ERS sites.
In order to continue to safeguard and protect all our Residents, the following measures have been approved:
- Visits will be permitted as long as there are no confirmed positive cases in ERS sites.
- In line with Public Health recommendations, in the event that a positive COVID-19 case is detected, visiting in that particular site will be suspended until the situation is resolved.
- Visits will be permitted daily from 1pm to 6 pm.
- PPE must continue to be worn indoors at all times. Social distancing must be maintained at all times between different social bubbles.
- Visitors must contact their particular Residential floor in order to book their visit in advance of the allocated visiting times.
- Visits will be increased to 2 designated visitors per resident, per day. Only 1 visitor will be allowed at any given time when the visit is conducted indoors.
- More than two visitors will be allowed at the same time when the visit is conducted outdoors.
- Visitors will require a negative Antigen Lateral flow test on the respective ERS site prior to their visit.
- All visitors must provide proof of receipt of one dose of a COVID -19 vaccination in order to be allowed into any ERS site during visiting times.
- There must be a gap of no more than 14 days between the first dose of vaccine and visit.
- Non-vaccinated visitors will be allowed to see their loved ones in the external communal areas in the respective site.
- Bella Vista Day Centre and the Respite services will return to full capacity.
Further information can be obtained from ERS Nurse Management by calling 200 70473.
