Chiba Outbreak of Elderly Facilities with Outbreak of Hospital Admissions Coordination Difficult to Reveal Corona July 7 18:13
Some of the materials that recorded the interaction between the prefecture and the elderly facility in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, where 14 new residents died from April to May due to a new coronavirus outbreak, It became clear once again that the situation was difficult to coordinate hospitalization for residents as disclosed by a public request.
At Akiyama-no-Sato, a nursing home for the elderly in Matsudo City, a group infection of 35 residents and staff members occurred from April to May, and 12 of the residents were transported to the medical facility. A total of 14 people have died.
When NHK requested the prefecture to disclose information, part of the record that the facility side explained to the prefecture at that time was disclosed.
Regarding the acceptance of infected people to hospitals, among them, it is noted that “hospitalization is refused by each hospital”, “it is said that dementia is a problem for hospitals”, etc. It can be seen that the adjustment was difficult because many hospitals could not be found.
According to the prefecture, doctors were resident at the facility to perform treatments such as oxygen inhalation, and many families of residents agreed that they would not prolong their lives or carry out emergency treatment. It is painful to die," says the person in charge who was in charge of care.
Hirode Ishide, Deputy Director General of Health and Welfare Department, Chiba Prefecture, said, "It is a fact that we once had a hard time adjusting, but now we are clarifying the role of each hospital and preparing to accept people with dementia. I have a sick bed and would like to accept it firmly."