Oaklands care home, Hove

kevo

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• Mar 28, 2020

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I hope no-one has relatives or friends in this home. Care homes are a real worry - once one person is infected, there's little that can be done to prevent the virus spreading. The fact that care home staff have not been issued with PPE is being overlooked, as is the lack of testing.

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/183...king-proper-protection-second-case-confirmed/

 

kevo

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Also a plea for help in that artcle from the relative of one of the residents, in case anyone has a camper van or spare hotel room nearby for staff.

 

Thunder Bolt

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• Mar 28, 2020

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Why are agency staff, who have been working elsewhere in the city, going into a private care home? It's almost like opening the door wide, and saying to the virus, come in.

 

kevo

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Thunder Bolt said:

Why are agency staff, who have been working elsewhere in the city, going into a private care home? It's almost like opening the door wide, and saying to the virus, come in.

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Perhaps because some of the regular staff are isolating?

 

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Springal

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• Mar 28, 2020

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A lot of care staff have underlying health conditions so been told to stay away from work for 12 weeks which puts more pressure on getting agency in