New guidelines for visiting care facilities issued

Embargoed to 0001 Tuesday September 22 File photo dated 22/12/16 of an elderly woman's hands. The Social Market Foundation has said that an independent body should be created to oversee and regulate the social care market to prevent "unfair outcomes".

New guidelines for visits to long-term residential care facilities have been published.

The guide aims to further support people and their families in visiting loved ones in care facilities, including nursing homes, during the Covid-19 pandemic.