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Attention is being paid to nursing homes, close to family visits.
In some total closures to outsiders, in others protected visits continue
LECCO – It is one of the saddest consequences of this health emergency: loneliness and estrangement from loved ones, a discomfort that mainly affects older people. Now that cases are also increasing in the Lecco area, some nursing homes in the area have decided to reintroduce restrictions on family visits to their guests, to protect the safety of the latter.
In some cases, the rigidity of the measures regarding the management of this aspect has never been reduced, providing ‘protected’ visits between the elderly and relatives, but these days some structures have decided to completely close the entry of outsiders into the RSA to avoid cases. contagion.
This is what was already decided last week in RSA Frisia di Merate, a structure that belongs to Pio Albergo Trivulzio where Covid had dramatic effects in the first phase of the pandemic. “The video call service continues, along with the proactive call project and the update of the clinical conditions of patients and guests to ensure communication with relatives,” they say from Friesland.
A similar decision was also made in the Olgiate Molgora’s family home: “Once again, we are faced with the need for a temporary suspension of visits to relatives – they write -. Without a doubt it is a difficult decision, especially regarding the affections and relationships that are at the center of our life, But at this moment it is necessary to try to face the next few weeks with caution, extreme seriousness and rigor, to protect the health of our elders ”.
“The communication methods via Tablet that have been started for months are evidently confirmed: the Family Home Management and the animation team are at the disposal of each family for the planning of the different appointments and we are working to implement efforts in this direction – they add – The challenge that the pandemic has imposed on our lives and our affections has not ended and we must, with conscience, understand that new sacrifices are and will be necessary. However, we confirm all our commitment and dedication to face the tests of the coming months together and with the responsibility of always.
Also at RSA Borsieri di Lecco and Perledo
Same decision made in RSA Borsieri managed by sacred Family which also includes the Perledo retirement home, where one of the first outbreaks occurred within an RSA in the Lecco area:
“From Thursday afternoon we decided to close visits to guests, on the recommendation of our health management – explains the director Antonio Rizzi – We have not had more infections but we would like to avoid risks given the increase in cases also in our province. We will continue to keep family members in touch with their loved ones with video calls, keeping them updated on their condition. However, we are looking for an alternative that allows safe visits ”.
Protected visits to Airoldi and Muzzi, outside Villa Serena
Instead, with the utmost caution, protected visits to theAiroldi and Muzzi of Lecco, where 321 elderly are housed: “At the moment we do not have positive patients for the virus, but every day the situation outside is worrying, so we decided to continue with protected visits but with more restrictions, allowing only one family member to enter the guest installation, “says RSA President, Giuseppe Canali.
Visits take place in specially designed rooms, where the elderly are accompanied by staff and the family member awaits them inside, with a Plexiglas panel to separate them. “They can see each other and talk to each other, but I can’t touch myself – explains Canali – Handshakes and kisses, unfortunately, have not been allowed for a long time.”
A Villa Serena de Galbiate, instead, family members can see their loved ones from the outside patio, as was the case during the summer. The old man is accompanied to the covered terrace closed by windows, so that he can see himself with the family member. Also here, as in all other nursing homes, the use of video calls with relatives is favored. The same goes for the Rsa Pietro Buzzi from Olginate, managed by the same organization as Villa Serena. In both cases there have been no new cases so far.
“The way of visiting remains the same as this summer – explains the director Soul Zucchi – and we have decided to minimize the presence of strangers, maintenance technicians or other operators other than our staff, to avoid any possible contact ”.
Casa Madonna della Fiducia di Calolzio, meetings in security
Last May the House Madonna della Fiducia di Calolzio had been one of the first RSAs in the area an reopen for family visits finding the absolute necessity of a rapprochement with loved ones and families to protect the psycho-physical well-being of the guests. “The ministerial and regional indications, for the moment, let the management decide – explains the director Ivano Venturini -. I have always argued that we must learn to live with this virus and we cannot lock ourselves in a bubble, so we must create virtuous situations so that the RSA do not become prisons ”.
Maximum attention, strict protocols, but visits to relatives, which are carried out in designated places, remain a fixed point for the general well-being of the guests: “The visits are carried out following protocols that have been transmitted and validated in the Ats: mask , hand hygiene, distancing, operator always present … Attention is maximum and we also hired an extra educator precisely to try to manage even better this new form of meeting with family members. Since the beginning of May, with all the necessary precautions and precautions, we have been open to visits with excellent referrals from both patients and relatives. As long as there are no different directives, we plan to continue on this path ”.
