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Originally Posted by ~Christina
Im so sorry once again your faced with another mess...
Honestly your Dad would safer medically if back home.. Nursing homes / assisted living, Once a virus hits its like a wildfire, The Nursing home in Washington State is proof, last I heard almost 50 employees have tested positive, Im not for certain, there is so much jumbled news..
Im sure your Brother doesnt want to deal with him, But as you said its your Dads home !
Is the facility where he is making any announcements yet about how they plan to handle this situation? Maybe your sister can call them or just go there and speak to the DON or Adminstrator ask specifics about there plan?
I hope that a decision can be made, yes this is a time when your Dad should take some time and watch the news 
Hang in there  |
Thanks, Christina.
Yes, the assisted living facility where my dad is is taking a number of steps. A few days ago, they announced that no visitors are allowed. That includes family members. Also, non-essential staff members will not report to work. I guess only the bare minimum (nurse, cook, cafeteria staff, bare bones cleaning staff, and enough to look after residents). They also stated the following:
"You can still take your loved one out, but if you choose to do this, you would have to take them home until the state and federal restrictions are lifted. Then they can come back on a 14-day quarantine to their room. This does not apply to essential medical appointments."
The above is pretty rough, for sure. It certainly discourages residents to leave. The appointments our dad has are not considered "essential", strangely enough. No matter what, our dad will be uncomfortable with the situation. My siblings called our dad and dad said he wants to stay at the facility another month. Hopefully, this pandemic will have started to lose steam by April 31. But we don't know. I agree with you that facilities like my dad are in have major risk factors. What am I going to do?