Residential homes are among the hardest hit areas in the fifth wave of the epidemic. As of yesterday, a total of 782 residential care homes for the elderly had been diagnosed with confirmed cases, and more than 3,500 seniors living in residential homes had passed away. An institution revealed to Dongwang that the hospital asked the institution to take back 2 residents for discharge the day before yesterday. One of them was only hospitalized for 4 days, and the other stayed in the hospital for 6 days. “Two lines”, still diagnosed, fearing that it will lead to an outbreak in the institution; another person in charge of the institution angrily denounced that since the Hospital Authority updated the discharge guidelines, the elderly diagnosed with poor mental and physical condition were sent back to the institution, bluntly speaking with the hospital. Feeling exhausted from wrestling, he mightn’t bear the elder’s suffering, so he sent him to the hospital, but he was asked to pick him up later, angrily saying, “The tension of the patient is a problem, but it’s a fact that the elder needs to be treated.”
The Hospital Authority only stated in its reply to Dongwang that following elderly patients are admitted to hospital for treatment, if their clinical condition is suitable, their condition is stable and their post-discharge environment is suitable, a discharge plan will be formulated for them, and outreach medical support will be arranged if necessary. The Elderly Assessment Team will also provide support measures for RCHEs, and has proactively contacted RCHEs in the district. However, the bureau has not responded to the discharge guidelines or whether it will disclose the test results before discharge to the institutions.
A person in charge of the institution told Dongwang that the hospital asked the institution to bring back 2 confirmed inmates for discharge the day before yesterday. One of them received 3 shots of the vaccine and stayed in the hospital for 6 days. The result is “two lines”, which means it is still confirmed; the other is a resident who has only received one injection. He was hospitalized for only 4 days. Since he only received a short-term isolation and treatment, the hospital was worried regarding this and refused to take him back. He requested to be transferred to a respite center or a community treatment facility at AsiaWorld-Expo, but was refused by the staff on duty and might not provide more information, such as CT value figures, test reports, etc.
The person in charge explained that another hospital under the group had a big outbreak, but it was quarantined at the original site. In the end, more than 90% of the residents were diagnosed. He bluntly stated that this institution is not suitable for the isolation at the original site. However, from the beginning of March to the middle of the month, there were arrangements to send the confirmed elderly to the hospital. In the end, more than 20 residents were diagnosed. Therefore, in order to ensure that the remaining more than 50 residents were not infected, the institution insisted that there must be The recovery certificate will be received; it is also revealed that the number of confirmed elderly deaths in its residential homes is nearly 10, accounting for regarding 13%. The person in charge criticized and repeatedly asked regarding the discharge criteria and whether they might provide test reports and CT value reports.
The person in charge of another residential home said that he was angry with the arrangement following the update of the discharge guidelines. For example, he pointed out that a nearly 100-year-old inmate who was diagnosed with the disease has not recovered for nearly a week and has been asked to take him back to the home; The resident refused to eat due to illness during his stay in the institution, and was sent to the hospital in the followingnoon for fear of dehydration, but he was asked to be picked up by the hospital that evening. The person in charge said bluntly, “I don’t mind whether it is diagnosed or not. I have confirmed cases in all of my hospitals, but if my physical and mental state permits, I will be taken back to the hospital. The oxygen level is 50 and the blood pressure is as low as 80 and 40. , it hurts so much.”