Nationwide long-term care telephone consultation with corona sickness November 11, 12:31
November 11th is "Good Care Day".
As the impact of the new coronavirus on nursing care sites spreads, free telephone consultations are being provided for family members and long-term care staff.
Telephone counseling is provided by family associations and labor unions of people with dementia, and free counseling is available nationwide from 10 am.
Eight people, including care managers and labor union staff, gathered at the venue in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, and when the reception started, the phones started ringing one after another.
Among them, a man who said that his wife lives in a nursing home said, "I couldn't understand my wife's appearance due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and even if I had a fever, I couldn't see a medical institution immediately." I was worried and advised the person in charge to consult with the local government office.
According to the organizer, the use of nursing care facilities is restricted due to the influence of the new coronavirus, which increases the burden on families of people requiring long-term care, and the number of cases where long-term care staff are forced to take measures against infection such as thorough disinfection is increasing. That is.
Telephone consultation is available until 6 pm on the 11th.
The number is 0120-110-458.
"Meeting of people with dementia and their families" Noriko Ohno, the representative of the Tokyo branch, said, "This is because the new corona has made the problems related to long-term care more serious than usual. We solved the problem by connecting to a specialized window. I want to. "