carers have been given govt guidelines earlier than the public. Their access to protective wear is something the public doesn't have access to.
Government legislation for carers is akin to our NHS staff.
Realistically can family return to provide the care package long term & have access to protective wear & afford to purchase this.
Aged Mother has carers in 4 times a day, cancelling carers would mean suppling that level of care, still maintaining own home & ensuring the care package routine was seemlessly continued. Physically & mentally i cannot do this realistically neither could i cover the cost of retaining the carers.
It's not just cancelling the carers - the care package costs either has to be covered or cancelled. Thus cancelling the care means assessments financial etc would need to be applied for again. Putting a system already under pressure under extra strain.
We have a duty of care to our PWD, but we also have to be realistic in our decisions. Consider that you might become unwell, not through coronavirus but any other of the common health issues that affect us ....what happens to your PWD?
Hospital isn't an environment i'd like my Aged Mother to be exposed to & neither would it sit well with myself to put extra strain on a NHS that is overloaded & stressed.
So the question is - Do you have a suitable support system in place that can provide the care with experience in Dementia & other health care issues, that has access to medical grade protective equipment ?
Surely that's why we are using carers in the first place.