Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Allow care home residents to leave without self-isolating on return
Closed
164 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should review guidance requiring care home residents to self-isolate after leaving their care home setting to visit or stay with family members. Most care home residents and staff have been vaccinated, and the requirement to self-isolate on return is unfair.
Care home staff are going in and out of the care homes and mixing in society without any need for self-isolation. Many care home residents have had their vaccines so there should be no reason why they can't go for a walk with family members without having to self-isolate for 14 days on returning to their care home. We believe this is infringing on their basic human rights. They NEED to see their families.
Timeline
| 26 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
164
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
26 Apr 2021
Closed
26 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.