A geriatric of Villa Ballester, in the San Martín party, confirmed 77 cases of COVID-19 positive in residents after conducting a massive on-site test. Most infected remain isolated in the institution, why are asymptomaticOnly two were transferred to hospitals.
The home, called Euroresidencia, houses more than 100 older adults and had decided to perform diagnostic tests privately, both to staff and inmates, to learn about the epidemiological situation and prevent the virus from spreading.
Given the magnitude of the infections registered, it was decided not to transfer the infected, taking into account that the residence has enough space to separate and preserve the health of those who are not infected.
However, relatives of one of the residents spoke with TN and they assured that on Saturday morning 15 inmates were transferred, not two as the authorities had said.
The situation was officially reported by the Municipality of San Martín, which opened an investigation to identify the origin of the contagion. They seek to determine if it was by a resident who had been taken to a health center for a medical practice or by a member of the care staff.
The daughter-in-law of one of the transferred residents, told in dialogue with TN, how they found out what had happened. “On Wednesday they report that my mother-in-law has a low-grade fever and then they tell us that for having three attendees with positive COVID, not a zero patient, they were going to swab them all, “explained the woman, making it clear that they already know what the focus of the contagion was.
He continued: “On Friday we were informed that both my mother-in-law and other residents had been positive and that the asymptomatic cases were going to remain in place.”
Contradicting the official information, the woman explained that her “mother-in-law she was asymptomatic and at dawn on Saturday she was transferred. I was surprised that they said that two were transferred, when were 15. This said by Dr. Cristaldi, who is the medical director of the place. “
The daughter-in-law of the infected resident, denounced irregularities in the transfer, since the patient she was first taken to one location and then referred to another.
“My mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s, she doesn’t have any risk factors for COVID, she only takes sleeping medication. The only thing she had had, according to the doctor, was a low fever of 37.1. So, we don’t understand why they moved her. They told her children that they took her as a precaution because she is of legal age, “added the woman.
The problem is that it has been 24 hours since the family of this resident has had information either from the nursing home or from the health center. “The phones do not answer us, they didn’t give us a medical report. We cannot visit her and yesterday we went and they told us that at night they were going to communicate with us. No one communicated, “she said indignantly.
According to the woman, her mother-in-law is blind and has severe cognitive impairment, so she needs assistance with eating or cleaning. “When we said it, they answered that we had to take care of ourselves, which we cannot do. How are we going to enter if they are isolated in an apartment?” Claimed her relative.
As confirmed by the daughter-in-law of this resident, a total of 60 older adults with COVID-19 remained in the nursing home, and there are another 15 who were referred to different hospitals and private clinics. But, from the place, they do not give them information about their state of health.
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