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Questions Part 1

1. Do you agree with the overall aim that people living in adult care homes have the right to see and spend time with those who are important to them in order to support their health and wellbeing?

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No
I don't know
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The question is in itself the answer....

2. What do you think should be the main aims of Anne’s Law?

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To ensure that individuals living in care homes have and get the right to see and spend time with those who are important to them in order to support their health and wellbeing

3. Do you think this should be a right for residents or for the visitor (s)?

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For resident
For visitor(s)
For both
I do not think there should be rights for either resident or visitor
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Because the resident is the person in the home and will be in need of exercising his or her rights.

Questions Part 2

4. How can the rights of residents be balanced against the rights of other people in the setting for example other residents, staff, visiting professionals?

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Clear rules about testingbefore and after visits, or vaccination certificates, distancing, masks and hygiene.
Compliance to rules to be supervised.
Maybe special meeting areas for residents who are able to leave their room.

5. What do you see as the main benefits, challenges and risks of the proposal to develop legislation to support people living in adult care homes to have the right to see and spend time with those who are important to them?

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Isolation from their families and social contacts is harmful to ill, handicapped and healthy individuals equally.
Challenges - Please explain your answer in the text box below
Sheltering people not involved in the visits from harmful influences.
Adapting the existing infrastructure to such needs.
Having the necessary staff to provide what it takes to enable and supervise visits.
Risks - Please explain your answer in the text box below
If not handled conscienteously, visits may endanger the resident, the other residents, the staff and the visitors.

6. Should the proposals apply only to people who live in an adult care home (residential and nursing) registered with the Care Inspectorate?

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No
I don't know
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Strict and conscienteous supervision and inspection ensure visiting rights do not end in disaster. Registration with the Care Inspectorate may help people feel more secure. The Care Inspection's activities must therefore be frequent and reliable and trustworthy.

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