Doctor who treats nursing home patients: coronavirus isn’t over yet
COVID IS NOT OVER. CONSIDERING COOL AND COLD TEMPERATURES OF THE FALL AND WINTER FLU…
COVID IS NOT OVER. CONSIDERING COOL AND COLD TEMPERATURES OF THE FALL AND WINTER FLU SEASON AND ANOTHER POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19. DR. MORGAN CATS IS WORRIED. SHE SAYS THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF GAPS IN RESOURCES OFFERED NURSING HOMES ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND REHABILITATION CENTERS. THEY ARE STILL STRUGGLING SIGNIFICANTLY AND WE NEED TO AMP UP THE RESPONSE NOT FEEL LIKE WE’RE DONE AND WE’VE BEEN PREPARING THEM FOR THE FALL. WE THINK IT’S GOING TO RUGGED THE PRESIDENT OF THE HEALTH FACILITIES ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND IS ALSO CONCERNED. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT A HUNDRED YEARS WHERE WE HAVE A MAJOR VIRUS AND FLU SEASON SIMULTANEOUSLY, DR. KATZ ANOTHER MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT CORONAVIRUS COMMISSION FOR SAFETY AND QUALITY IN NURSING HOMES MET WITH VICE PRESIDENT PENCE THURSDAY THE TASK FORCE RELEASED ITS FINAL REPORT LISTING ADEQUATE TESTING PPE SUPPLIES AND INFECTION PREVENTION PRACTICES. AS URGENT ISSUES THE DOCTORS STILL THINKS A DISCONNECT EXISTS BETWEEN WHAT SOME THINK IS HAPPENING IN NURSING HOMES AND REALITY THE NURSING HOME COMMISSION ALSO SUGGESTS LONG-TERM CHANGES ENDING SHARED ROOMS INCREASING BUILDING VENTILATION AND VALUING THOSE WHO CARE FOR THE ELDERLY BY CONSIDERING THEIR DUTIES AND ADDING TO THEIR PAY RIGHT NOW. THE MAIN FOCUS IS NOT BECOMING COMPLACENT. WE REALLY REALLY TO STAY VIGILANT IN THE MONTHS REPORTING
Doctor who works to protect those in nursing homes says coronavirus isn’t over yet
Updated: 10:23 PM EDT Sep 18, 2020
A doctor on new commission says work to protect seniors from the coronavirus isn’t over.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland’s latest numbers | Where to get tested ||Dr. Morgan Katz and other members of the Independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes met Thursday with Vice President Mike Pence. The commission’s focus is “to improve care for people living in nursing homes throughout the pandemic.”Considering cool and cold temperatures of the fall and winter, flu season and another possible outbreak of coronavirus, Katz is worried. She said there are still many gaps in resources offered at nursing homes, assisted living facilities and rehabilitation centers.”They are still struggling significantly, and we need to amp up the response (and) not feel like we are done,” Katz said.”We’ve been preparing our workforce. We think it’s going to get rugged,” said Joe DeMattos, president of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland. “This will be the first time in 100 years we’ll have the flu and a major virus simultaneously.”The commission released its final report listing adequate testing, personal protective equipment supplies and infection prevention practices as urgent issues.Katz thinks a disconnect still exists between what some think is happening in nursing homes and reality.”What we need is really boots on the ground. They need people lending a hand in terms of infection prevention, showing how to don and dock PPE, supporting staff in nursing homes working so hard,” she said.The Nursing Home Commission also suggests long-term changes, ending shared rooms, increasing building ventilation and valuing those who care of the elderly by considering their duties and adding to their pay. Right now, the main focus is not becoming complacent.”We need to stay vigilant in the coming months,” Katz said.
A doctor on new commission says work to protect seniors from the coronavirus isn’t over.
|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland’s latest numbers | Where to get tested ||
Dr. Morgan Katz and other members of the Independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes met Thursday with Vice President Mike Pence. The commission’s focus is “to improve care for people living in nursing homes throughout the pandemic.”
Considering cool and cold temperatures of the fall and winter, flu season and another possible outbreak of coronavirus, Katz is worried. She said there are still many gaps in resources offered at nursing homes, assisted living facilities and rehabilitation centers.
“They are still struggling significantly, and we need to amp up the response (and) not feel like we are done,” Katz said.
“We’ve been preparing our workforce. We think it’s going to get rugged,” said Joe DeMattos, president of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland. “This will be the first time in 100 years we’ll have the flu and a major virus simultaneously.”
The commission released its final report listing adequate testing, personal protective equipment supplies and infection prevention practices as urgent issues.
Katz thinks a disconnect still exists between what some think is happening in nursing homes and reality.
“What we need is really boots on the ground. They need people lending a hand in terms of infection prevention, showing how to don and dock PPE, supporting staff in nursing homes working so hard,” she said.
The Nursing Home Commission also suggests long-term changes, ending shared rooms, increasing building ventilation and valuing those who care of the elderly by considering their duties and adding to their pay. Right now, the main focus is not becoming complacent.
“We need to stay vigilant in the coming months,” Katz said.
