Major incident declared at Aberdeenshire care home
The Incident Management Team raised the alert level at the Inchmarlo Care Home, then stood it down following an offer of more support.
Last updated 7th Dec 2020
On Friday 4th December, 72 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were confirmed at the Banchory facility.
Since then, reports suggest the situation at the care home has worsened.
The Incident Management Team in charge of handling the outbreak were forced to declare a major incident on Monday 7th December, but then lowered it following an offer of more support.
A spokesperson for NHS Grampian and Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership, said: “Earlier this evening (Monday 7th December) the Incident Management Team (IMT) for Inchmarlo House Care Home took the decision to declare a major incident. However, following that decision we were offered extra help and support which meant that we could stand down the major incident.
“The extra support we will receive will allow us to continue to support the home’s management team to care for the residents of the home.”
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