I think Dad's home have been brilliant at dealing with the pandemic. They have been very careful and staff are being tested every week and residents each month. It's also a small home. Visits have (sadly) been very limited. I honestly thought the risk was very minimal, but I did know where the potential gap was - the staff who have families at home and are coming and going on public transport.
I got a call today to tell me a member of staff has tested positive. There has been an increase in cases in the general area so I suppose it's not a total surprise. The staff member in question was on leave the week before they tested positive so in fact had very little - possibly no - contact with residents or staff. They have no symptoms. They will not return to the home until they have tested negative.
I am of course hoping it's a false positive. Residents are being tested this week and we will be told if there are further positive test results. It's a waiting game now.
I had felt guilty about not going down to wave through the window last week when I had some leave but glad I didn't go down there now given the uptick in cases as we would have been putting my other relatives at risk here as well then.
I got a call today to tell me a member of staff has tested positive. There has been an increase in cases in the general area so I suppose it's not a total surprise. The staff member in question was on leave the week before they tested positive so in fact had very little - possibly no - contact with residents or staff. They have no symptoms. They will not return to the home until they have tested negative.
I am of course hoping it's a false positive. Residents are being tested this week and we will be told if there are further positive test results. It's a waiting game now.
I had felt guilty about not going down to wave through the window last week when I had some leave but glad I didn't go down there now given the uptick in cases as we would have been putting my other relatives at risk here as well then.