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Øyane Nursing Home is located in Stavanger’s Hundvåg district. The nursing home is owned and operated by a private foundation.
Residents of the nursing home cannot be visited until the situation is cleared up, except for seriously ill residents. Volunteers also have no access, the Stavanger municipality writes in a press release on Saturday.
Has implemented measures
The director of Health and Welfare, Eli Karin Fosse, affirms that the municipality has implemented the contingency plan that has been drawn up for these types of situations.
– We are now working so that all residents and employees are assessed and mapped as soon as possible so that we can have an overview of the situation. This is important so that we can implement the necessary and correct measures. We care about taking the best possible care of all those affected, residents, employees and families, says Fosse.
Employees will wear bandages throughout the shift until the situation is mapped, and will use infection control equipment in contact with residents who are in quarantine. The test kits from the test tent in the Stavanger forum are sent to the nursing home for rapid testing.
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Known source of infection
Infection control doctor Runar Johannessen claims that the source of the infection is known and that it comes from a private company.
Johannessen emphasizes that there is still little infection in the region, but that it is not long before the spread of the infection gets out of control.
– Most people see how the situation is in Oslo and Bergen, and if we want to avoid getting there, we must continue with the good work and good habits, says Johannessen.
– Routines work
In early October, infections were discovered in the Vågedalen, Slåtthaug and Lervig nursing homes. The municipality managed to keep the spread under control.
– All employees and residents of these three other nursing homes have been tested and no one else has tested positive. This indicates that the measures we have implemented are working, says Fosse.
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