Petition Enact law for visiting rights for designated relatives of care home residents

To enshrine in law the right for a designated relative or close friend of every care home resident to be able to visit without physical barrier. The government have recently issued guidance, but it is clear that many local authorities are not following this guidance and still preventing visiting.

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Thousands of residents of care homes and nursing homes in the UK suffer with a range of life-limiting conditions including dementia.

Previous solutions of "through the window" visits or garden visits do not work for people with severe conditions who are often bed bound, have very limited mental capacity or have lost hearing or sight. Cyber solutions do not work for these patients either.

It should be a basic right to comfort these people by touch and speech in a safe way.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 22 June 2021
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