Coronavirus Outbreak
We are sure you have heard much on the news about the current Coronavirus outbreak and that like us, you have concerns for the well-being of our elderly residents, living with us at The Old Vicarage in Otterton.
We want you to be reassured that we are taking the Coronavirus threat very seriously here, and we have taken a number of actions to reduce the risks to our residents. Our intentions are to protect our vulnerable residents, as much as we possibly can, from the virus spread in the community.
We kindly ask all friends and family of The Old Vicarage, Otterton to help us to protect our residents in the following ways:
Following government guidance we will not be accepting any visitors to the home. Only essential visits from Healthcare Professionals in an emergency will take place until further notice.
We would please encourage you to telephone and Skype your friends and family regularly instead, to help with any feelings of social isolation.
Relatives will be regularly updated of any changes via our group email. Significant changes will be updated on our website and via social media.
To help us over the next few months, we will be recruiting to a new role 'Care Home Helper' see details on our jobs page.
Calling all willing volunteers!
Our staff will not be attending work if they feel unwell and need to self-isolate. At the peak of the crisis this will likely leave us with fewer staff to keep things running smoothly. Do you feel that you might be able to help us out if the going gets tough?
We would be looking for enthusiastic volunteers that could help with serving meals and drinks, helping with cleaning jobs and disinfecting, helping to entertain our residents (scrabble, jigsaws, crafts and chit chat!), to stop cabin fever setting in for our residents and support our trained staff. Volunteers would not be expected to carry out any personal care tasks.
The government has set out plans for those people willing to volunteer in the NHS or Care homes, including job protection to take time away from your current job for a period of time. Our friendly team would love to welcome anyone willing and enthusiastic to help alongside their expertise. To enquire about volunteering for us, please contact Holly Spicer, Deputy Manager, by Telephone 01395 568208 or email enquiries@theoldvicarageotterton.com for more details.
Please do remember to look out for the older people living near you, that might need some extra support if they can't get out and about during this time.
Best wishes to everyone at this challenging time,
Pat and Mike Parkin
We want you to be reassured that we are taking the Coronavirus threat very seriously here, and we have taken a number of actions to reduce the risks to our residents. Our intentions are to protect our vulnerable residents, as much as we possibly can, from the virus spread in the community.
We kindly ask all friends and family of The Old Vicarage, Otterton to help us to protect our residents in the following ways:
Following government guidance we will not be accepting any visitors to the home. Only essential visits from Healthcare Professionals in an emergency will take place until further notice.
We would please encourage you to telephone and Skype your friends and family regularly instead, to help with any feelings of social isolation.
Relatives will be regularly updated of any changes via our group email. Significant changes will be updated on our website and via social media.
To help us over the next few months, we will be recruiting to a new role 'Care Home Helper' see details on our jobs page.
Calling all willing volunteers!
Our staff will not be attending work if they feel unwell and need to self-isolate. At the peak of the crisis this will likely leave us with fewer staff to keep things running smoothly. Do you feel that you might be able to help us out if the going gets tough?
We would be looking for enthusiastic volunteers that could help with serving meals and drinks, helping with cleaning jobs and disinfecting, helping to entertain our residents (scrabble, jigsaws, crafts and chit chat!), to stop cabin fever setting in for our residents and support our trained staff. Volunteers would not be expected to carry out any personal care tasks.
The government has set out plans for those people willing to volunteer in the NHS or Care homes, including job protection to take time away from your current job for a period of time. Our friendly team would love to welcome anyone willing and enthusiastic to help alongside their expertise. To enquire about volunteering for us, please contact Holly Spicer, Deputy Manager, by Telephone 01395 568208 or email enquiries@theoldvicarageotterton.com for more details.
Please do remember to look out for the older people living near you, that might need some extra support if they can't get out and about during this time.
Best wishes to everyone at this challenging time,
Pat and Mike Parkin