21/11/2025
🌡️Very important message from the Home Manager
Dear Families, Powers of Attorney holders and other visitors to our Home.
This year the flu season has hit more than a month earlier than is usual, with cases three times higher than this time last year. This increase has prompted concerns of flu spreading into the wider population in the coming weeks and triggering a “long and drawn-out flu season”.
The flu virus changes every year, so it’s important to get a vaccination each year to ensure your and your family’s protection and to help reduce the spread to others
Many residents in care homes are especially vulnerable due to general frailty or having several long-term health conditions. We respectfully request that anyone with flu or COVID-19 symptoms - including high temperature, cough and feeling tired or achy - should minimise contact with others, especially those who are vulnerable. This includes avoiding visiting those living in care homes if you are experiencing these symptoms. If you would like to arrange a video call to your loved one, if you are not visiting due to illness but would still like to stay in touch with your loved one, then we can help to support with this, please contact Erin.dulake@careuk.com our lifestyle lead and she will be pleased to assist you in arranging this.
When visiting care homes, hospitals and doctors surgeries please ensure that infection prevention control measures are followed, including handwashing on arrival and before leaving the building, and considering wearing a face mask whilst in the care home/doctors surgery or hospital, which will help to control the spread of the virus.
We really appreciate your help and assistance with this, as we strive to keep your vulnerable loved ones safe and well through this winter period.
Thank you
