The Difficult Balance between Ensuring the Right of Nursing Home Residents to Communication and Their Safety.
Matteo BolcatoMarco Trabucco AurilioGiulio Di MizioAlfonso PianoAlessandro FeolaAlessandro BonsignoreCamilla TettamantiRosagemma CilibertiDaniele RodriguezAnna AprilePublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
The COVID-19 epidemic has had a profound impact on healthcare systems worldwide. The number of infections in nursing homes for the elderly particularly is significantly high, with a high mortality rate as a result. In order to contain infection risks for both residents and employees of such facilities, the Italian government passed emergency legislation during the initial stages of the pandemic to restrict outside visitor access. On 30 November 2020, the Italian President of the Council of Ministers issued a new decree recognizing the social and emotional value of visits to patients from family and friends. In addition, it indicated prevention measures for the purposes of containing the infection risk within nursing homes for the elderly. This article comments on these new legislative provisions from the medicolegal perspective, providing indications that can be used in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- middle aged
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- intellectual disability
- cardiovascular disease
- risk assessment
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- health information