Where personal care is provided by a domiciliary care provider to a person in their own home it is unlikely this Policy will be applicable. However, this Policy will apply if the domiciliary care provider provides personal care to a group of service users in a supported living or sheltered housing complex.
It is designed to support staff in recognising and reporting outbreaks or incidents, which may have significant public health implications. Examples include outbreaks of food poisoning, scabies, viral gastroenteritis. Each outbreak or incident will be unique, requiring specific measures to deal with individual circumstances. Domiciliary Care staff may be responsible for recognising and reporting outbreaks and for implementing control measures.
A downloadable Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Policy which can be adopted by your organisation is available below. Alternatively, a complete set of IPC Policies for Domiciliary Care staff is available to purchase @ £74.99, including postage – details can be found on the flyer and resource order form below.
Page updated: 15/07/2024
Dom Care Order Form