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Home care
Practical home care
Home assessment
What happens if a person has only mild symptoms but a positive test ? Can they stay at home safely? Typically if a clinical decision is made not to admit someone then their home circumstances are taken into account. It is important to understand that not admitting someone is not an indication that the person is beyond recovery. Typically it is the opposite - that their symptoms are mild enough that they do not require sophisticated respiratory equipment.- A trained healthcare worker will assess the suitability of the home; whether the person and family can maintain the rigorous precautions that isolation requires; and whether they can deal with all the safety aspects.
- The advice and help needed in these circumstance is well documented from previous viral epidemics
- It requires careful management by all concerned.