Quarantine At The Nursing Home..................... (More Nursing Home Drama)

01-12-2013 at 11:28 AM

My grandmother is in isolation with her roommate and has been in quarantine for the last week. There is a "bug" that has somehow managed to creep it's way into their space. They are allowed no visitors from family and their meals are to be eaten in their room. Needless to say my grandmother is very confused about everything. She is, however, allowed to have Hospice staff visit her because they are in charge of her care. It is comforting to know that, although an unfamiliar face, she is getting a visitor. As always the nursing home doesn't know how this "bug" got into the nursing home because nobody else has it and we are not even sure her roommate has it and is only in isolation because of exposure. We questioned the administrator and her immediate response was that she caught it from a family member and suggested one of the kids caught it at school. We assured them that none of the great-grandchildren has it and they can eliminate her family as the "culprit". We suggested that perhaps one of the staff members who has children brought it to the nursing home. The administrator wouldn't even consider it and interrupted us in mid sentence and said, "no, no, no. Nobody here is carrying this bug." *Sigh* We are pretty sure we will never know how this happened. The concern is that she is properly treated and is back to normal within a reasonable amount of time. In the meantime we are losing precious time with her.

I hope to be able to visit her next week.

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