Nursing care service office closed due to spread of infection 1.7 times in a week 4:10 on April 25
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, approximately 900 nursing care service offices were closed nationwide during the week ending 19th of this month, 1.7 times more than the previous week. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which compiled the report, again requested that necessary nursing care services be continued after taking sufficient measures against infectious diseases to protect the lives of users and their families.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has compiled and announced on the 24th about nursing care service establishments that were closed in all prefectures in the whole week until 19th of this month.
As a result, 858 offices were closed in 45 prefectures except for Iwate and Wakayama, for "out-of-office" facilities such as day services where the governor can request closure, and "short-term entrance" facilities such as short stays. , 1.7 times higher than the previous week.
Of these, only two facilities were closed due to the request of the prefecture, such as an infected person occurring in the facility, and 843, the majority of them, were voluntarily closed to prevent infections, and 13 were closed due to school leave and staff were able to work. It was because of lack of manpower.
On the other hand, 51 home offices in 24 prefectures were also closed for “home-visit care”, which is not a subject that can be requested to take leave but is required to continue service in principle.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been taking measures to prevent nursing care offices nationwide to take necessary measures against infectious diseases to protect the lives of users and their families and to continue providing necessary nursing care services through prefectures. I asked.