Infection Control

The manager will identify and maintain a list of any service users within the home who may have infectious diseases, as listed below, that are required to be reported to the Inspection Unit:

  • Hepatitis types A and B
  • HIV (whether or not it has developed into AIDS)
  • Tuberculosis
  • MRSA
  • Scabies
  • All other notifiable diseases

Parkview residential care home will work with service user who have been identified as HIV positive, have been diagnosed with AIDS or who are carriers of the virus.

Service user will be treated with confidentiality and respect and will not be discriminated against in any way. Counselling in matters relating to contagious diseases will be made available to service users or staff in strict confidence