AKESO IS WELL-PLACED TO LOOK AFTER YOU DURING THE COVID – 19 PANDEMIC
The response to COVID-19 is continuously evolving as we learn new things about the virus. Akeso has ensured compliance to appropriate infection control measures in order to safeguard both staff as well as the clients who come into our facilities.
All persons who come into an Akeso facility:
- Must have a protective mask on. This should be able to securely cover the mouth and nose without needing continuous adjusting.
- Will find a screening desk at the entrance where temperature reading will be done, as well as completion of a questionnaire, to establish the likelihood of Covid-19 infection.
- Will be provided with ample no-touch sanitisation stations and access to bathrooms to wash their hands.
Outpatient consultations
- Akeso has ensured absolute minimal interaction between in-hospital patients and outpatient clients. This is done to reduce the risk of cross-infections.
- Our facilities have frequent wipe-down of seating and table-tops as well as bathrooms and other common areas.
- Our waiting areas carry minimal numbers of clients at a time (we may ask some clients to wait in their vehicles), with 1.5 metre spacing of seats.
In-hospital admissions
- All in-hospital patients wear surgical masks for improved infection prevention.
- On a daily basis, brief Health Talks are held for in-patients to foster a containment and safety culture
- Any in-patients who are at high-risk because of COVID-19, who require limitation of movement, can continue to receive therapy through tele-health platforms.
- There are no visiting hours at this time.
Situated in the prime Cape Town suburb, Bishopscourt, Akeso Montrose Manor offers primary and extended specialist treatment for a range of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Akeso Montrose focuses on providing individual, integrated and family-oriented treatment.
Akeso Montrose Manor treats both local and international clients and their loved ones with dignity and respect, delivering clinical excellence in a world-class facility, with the ultimate aim of helping patients and their loved ones not only to recover, but also to understand their illness, and thereby change the direction of their lives.
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Akeso Montrose Manor is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of medical professionals and healthcare professionals including nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and a psychiatrist and dietician, all of whom are dedicated to providing the best possible care, to ensure the best possible outcome for clients and their loved ones.