Coronavirus
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The care home nurse I mentioned last week is still using bin bags to make aprons as is all of her colleagues, she sent us a message today saying they don't know when if ever the PPE will arrive.
It's continually promised but hasn't ever turned up.
They've had to convert one section of the home into a Covid block where it's a mix of elderly patients with mental and physical problems.All the doors are locked on the rooms to prevent them from roaming around and they have to constantly check to see if they are breathing, none of them are sedated like they would be in a hospital on a ventilator.
One patient last night rolled out of bed which is at a low level onto a crash mat and they had to try to move him back in, he has a brain tumor and can be aggressive and violent so three nurses had to do it.
He was thrashing around and ripped all the protection off the nurse we know, while spraying mucus everywhere, onto her skin and all over the floor. She said the patients look like they have rabies, with thick mucus around their mouths.
After calming him down and getting a hoist lift in, they were able to get him back to bed.This is a home where people going in - or their family - know they are going to die, but the situation seems doubly cruel.
The nurse we know is considering shaving her head as it's easier to clean. they're also looking to make gowns out of shower curtains as they're thicker than the plastic bags.
She's one of the nicest people I know and super caring to everyone, I can't imagine what they are having to deal with everyday.
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- It's horrible when you look at Germany and the difference preparedness and PPE has on deaths. Our most venerable and carers have been totally stitched up.kingsteven
- Yeah, seems they're the last to get help. We've been reasonably luck yup here, but the care homes are bearing the brunt everywhere.PhanLo