Keep an eye out for swine flu
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, May 7, 2009
Although the swine flu, officially referred to as H1N1, is not as severe as originally anticipated, workers in long-term care facilities should still take precautions to prevent an outbreak among residents, according to The New York Times.
The elderly tend to have weaker immune systems than younger people and, as a result, are more vulnerable to illness. The majority of confirmed swine flu cases involve people under the age of 60, but it is possible that a swine flu outbreak has not yet occurred in a nursing home because residents have not been exposed, according to The New York Times.
To protect facility residents from contracting the swine flu virus, long-term care professionals should:
- Wash hands frequently
- Regularly disinfect surfaces
- Ensure visitors have not been exposed to the virus
- Notify the proper person of potential swine flu symptoms in a resident
- Notify the proper person if he or she may have been exposed to the virus
- Isolate infected residents
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