Nursing care facility Prevention of infection, unable to meet elderly parents, voices worried Chiba April 10, 16:55
In many nursing homes where elderly people enter to prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus, visits to family members and others are restricted, but families who have not met their parents for a long time have raised concerns about their physical condition.
At Inaba Koshujien, a special elderly nursing home in Chiba City, visits to residents have been refused since mid-February to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Ms. Mikiko Iino (56) living in Chiba City, a mother who has been nursing at home for 15 years, Fumiko Sunaga (92) broke her leg bones and was unable to spend her time at home. Deposited, I came to visit once a week.
However, for the past two months, she has been unable to meet her directly outside of the facility simply by leaving her medicines, etc., and is concerned that the elderly Fumiko has been properly informed of changes in physical condition.
In the meantime, on the 10th, the staff was involved, and Fumiko was able to go out to the veranda in the room on the third floor while supporting both sides, and Iino could see his mother's face from the courtyard after a long absence.
"I was relieved to see the moving figure. I'm grateful to have you take proper measures to prevent the infection, but I also want to check how well it is, and it's complicated. I want to touch it. "
Mr. Hironori Katsuyama said, "There are voices who want to see the face of their parents even a little, but they are worried about outbreaks. Above all, it is likely to be a long battle, but we want to protect both residents and staff." Was.
Call for restrictions on visiting 340 facilities in Chiba City
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will issue a notice to local governments requesting restrictions on visits to facilities where elderly and disabled people will enter, unless urgently unavoidable to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus in late February. I am.
In response, Chiba City has called on approximately 340 facilities, such as nursing homes in the city, where elderly people enter to limit visits to family members, but the facilities said, Some people may feel serious stress and worry about the effects on their physical condition. "
Chiba City Mayor Toshito Kumagai said at a conference on the 9th, "There is a facility where residents can use the smartphone's videophone to talk while looking at the face of their family. I would like to introduce such cases to other facilities. "