Care home’s Covid test challenge
A CARE home in West Wales faced a “very challenging situation” over Christmas after every resident tested positive for Covid-19.
In mid-december, Ceredigion Council said that a number of positive cases had been confirmed at Min y Mor Residential Care Home in Aberaeron.
But just before Christmas, further cases have been confirmed at the care home, with all residents living at the site affected as well as “several members of staff”.
It has not been confirmed how many people in total have tested positive, but the care facility has space for 30 residents, according to Care Inspectorate Wales. The situation is grave enough that health bosses have asked friends of residents not to call the care home so that the phone line is not continuously engaged.
The council is working with Hywel Dda Univer
sity Health Board and Public Health Wales to offer support to everyone at the home, and residents’ families are all being provided with regular updates from staff.
A spokeswoman for Ceredigion Council said: “This is a very challenging situation for the care home and we are grateful to the community for its support.
“However, we ask that friends of residents do not telephone the home so that we can keep the line free for families and health professionals to be able to make contact.
“Looking after our care home residents is of paramount importance to Ceredigion County Council. We appreciate that this is a difficult time of year when we all want to see our loved ones.
“However, visits to care homes in Ceredigion remain suspended and residents are being supported to keep in touch with family and friends via telephone and video conferencing/skype calls. Several gifts have been received over recent days at the drop off centres and these [were] given to residents on Christmas Day.
“We are extremely grateful for the co-operation shown by staff, care home residents, their families and members of the public as we take every step to keep Ceredigion’s residents safe and well.”