Established a consultation service for nursing care facilities, "I have to endure ..." New Corona May 14 6:54
Nursing care facilities and related persons who have been infected with the new coronavirus have been inundated and unfairly treated in many cases, so the nationwide group of nursing care facilities has established a telephone consultation service for rumors from the 14th. To do.
Nursing home in Kumamoto "I had no choice but to endure it"
At Tamashi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, the nursing home for the elderly "Jishindai" was confirmed to be infected by one female employee in March this year. The offer has been discontinued.
According to the prefecture's survey, there were no concentrated contacts and no one complained of symptoms such as fever, but after the announcement, other staff and users, and even their family members said, "Isn't it really infected? There are many cases in which we were suspected that we were asked to wait at home by a kindergarten, a nursery school, a company, or refused to use another nursing care service.
Therefore, at this facility, about 180 people, including staff, users, and contractors and other related parties, were tested for PCR by PCR, and the results were confirmed to be negative. There is a paper on it that says "please inform the person in the care facility where the infected person came out." I was distressed by the unfair treatment and rumor damage in the area for about a month. It means that
Secretary Kiyoshi Nakao said, "I expected that there would be rumors, but it was more than I had expected. I conducted an inspection so that I could get rid of the rumors and resume use of nursing care services sooner. I confirmed all of them were negative, but I couldn't help but endure it. Although it may be unavoidable due to widespread anxiety, doing that is a violation of human rights and discrimination. I want you to be fully aware of it. "
Nationwide Welfare Facility Council consultations
The counter will be set up by the "National Welfare Facility Council for the Elderly," which is made up of nursing homes throughout Japan.
According to the council, after a new coronavirus infection was reported to users and staff of nursing homes, it is suspected that other infections may have spread, and related people suffered from slander and local It means that there are a lot of consultations such as receiving unfair treatment in.
From 10 am to 5 pm every Thursday at the consultation desk, you can receive free advice from a crisis management expert on how to disclose information when an infected person appears and legal response to rumors. I can do it.
Akira Hiraishi, Chairman of the National Council for the Elderly Welfare, said, "It is important to prevent people who are engaged in nursing care from being harmed by rumors and leaving the care site. I want to support them so that they don't have to worry about other things so that they can concentrate. "