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Was it MRSA in the Urine or no?
Most people are colonized with MRSA of the nares, as long as its not an active infection and its not being treated, there is no need for isolation.
If you swabbed me, and most other nurses out there, we would test positive for MRSA, but we would not have an active infection of it.
If he wasnt active, and wasnt being treated, everyone is fine. Maybe thats why no-one was informed of his status?
Yes it was an infection in his urine and he wets through his depends and all over the floor in the bathroom so he cannot be left unattended, In my opinion, he should not be in an assisted living facility. He needs more care than that. He has had this infection for quite some time because he was on his second round of antibiotics by the time I was notified and it just burns me up knowing the nurses knew and didnt tell me, knowing I provide his personal care and am in contact with his urine soaked sheets and PJS in the morning. I am always careful but it would have been nice to know.
I tried to report it to the ct. Dept. of health but because an assisted living facility does not need to be licenced they have no jurisdiction over them. The woman at the dept. of health said she would call the facility and stress the importance of handwashing and gloves and staff inservices but that was all she could do. I dont care for assisted living facilities because its like living in an apartment complex and these elderly people need someone who takes their age into consideration when it comes to health and safety.
I would prefer not to give that information because I don't want to get in any trouble for slandering and the families privacy is very important to me. But do be aware that an assisted living facility does not need to be licenced so the state has no jurisdiction there which is too bad. IMO there should be some regulations as far as safety and health standards because everyone that lives there shares the facility and these are not strong healthy individuals. This is the elder population and they are more suseptable to bacterial infections because of skin breakdowns and lessened hygeine practices. I dont like these facilities at all and I think it would be less expensive and safer to just have your elderly parents get their own apartment and hire nurses aids to care for them during the day. It would certainly save on the horrendous cost of living there. Just my opinion.
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