COVID-19

At The Porterbrook Care Home, we place a high value on the health, safety, and wellbeing of our residents, their families and our staff. Our home continues to reduce as much risk as possible from COVID-19 and we continue to follow guidance and legislation as issued by the Government and key sector bodies. We are committed to keeping our residents, their families, and our staff well-informed at all times.

Since COVID-19 we have created and implemented new policies and procedures to provide safety reassurance for all residents and guests in our home.

Our Approach To COVID-19

Care homes in England can make risk-based decisions as to whether face masks are required to be worn. Following a risk assessment, our care home has made the decision to remove the universal wearing of masks. It is a personal choice whether visitors still wish to wear a mask and people receiving care can ask staff to wear face masks; our staff will continue to work in whichever way makes our residents most comfortable.

We continue to no longer have restrictions as to the number of visits per resident though we ask that you make arrangements in advance of your visit to ensure safe visiting practices can be maintained.

At any time, the decision to not wear face masks can be changed as determined by the Home Manager, company, local or national healthcare agencies. COVID-19 regulations and guidance from the Government, National, and Local Healthcare Agencies may also change. For further information, please click here or contact the Home Manager directly.

Our Measures are as Follows

At The Porterbrook, we continue to deliver high standards throughout our home to make sure that our residents and their loved ones are as protected against any infection or virus.

Personal Protective Equipment

Keeping Up To Date With Guidance

Infection Prevention and Control Measures

Encouraging Ongoing Vaccinations

Accurate Record Keeping

Staying Connected with Loved Ones

The Health, Safety & Wellbeing of our Residents is Crucial

To ensure the safety of everyone in our care home, we prioritise high standards of cleanliness and ensure a good supply of PPE and sanitation products.

All of our staff within The Porterbrook also follow the infection prevention and control measures we have worked hard to put in place and we continue to recommend everyone within our home, including staff and residents, keep up with their vaccinations.

Additionally, we understand how important it is to keep up to date and in compliance with official advice and guidance provided by the Government, Department of Health, and the local NHS Trust.

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Stay Connected With Loved Ones

At The Porterbrook, we think it is as important as ever for our residents to stay connected with their loved ones and we support each one of our residents to do this.

Within our home, we have several devices on hand to allow our residents to video call their friends and family if needed as well as having an open door policy. We know having an in-person interaction will help with someone’s well-being so we always put on activities within our home.

To support our home even further, we do allow our residents to go on day trips or have nights away. To allow us to facilitate this, we will carry out a risk assessment for each individual which includes screening questions on a return to The Porterbrook.

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COVID-19 FAQs

We understand the importance of COVID-19 and keeping our residents, their families, and our staff safe. At The Porterbrook Care Home, we are always happy to assist and answer any questions or concerns you may have. Here are some of our FAQs regarding COVID-19.

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Whilst being vaccinated is no longer mandatory we strongly recommend that all residents, their visitors, and team members at The Porterbrook Care Home are fully COVID-19 vaccinated, including future boosters, unless medically exempt. To reduce the risk of infection to others we will continue to encourage our team members to have all their vaccinations.

When transferring from the community or another care home a person does not need to isolate if the circumstances at the care home / interim care facility from which the person has transferred are known.

If the resident is symptomatic or has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, then they should isolate and perform two LFT tests on day (0), and again on day (2). Isolation can end following two negative tests.

If the resident tests positive in the home, they must be isolated for 5 days. The resident can then return to their normal activities if they feel well and do not have a high temperature (without the use of medication paracetamol).

Residents who test positive should avoid contact with other people who are eligible for COVID-19 treatments for 10 days after a positive test. Residents unable to take the test should isolate for 5 days.

During an outbreak, there may be risk assessments carried out to include but not limited to the control of visiting arrangements, admissions to the home, and the use of communal areas for a period of time.

We work closely with local and national agencies in accordance with local agreements and guidance. For more information please contact our Home Manager directly.

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The Porterbrook Care Home
63 Tapton Crescent Road
Crosspool
Sheffield
S10 5DB

0114 266 0808 manager@theporterbrookcare.com Book a Tour Download a Brochure

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COVID-19

Our Approach To COVID-19