Be their voice
Hear the plea of the nursing home residents and their families.
Residents of nursing homes have had their lives turned upside down since the beginning of Covid 19. for many, the fear is not necessarily catching Covid 19, but the reality of been broken hearted, leaving family with concerns of their loved one dying of loneliness. While, carers and nursing teams are working extraordinarily hard to try and support their residents, for which we are very grateful. But it is not the same as seeing your son/ daughter/ partner etc.
We acknowledge wholeheartedly the seriousness of Covid 19. however, 9 months on, the effects of the lockdown outweigh an awful lot. To hear residents say, I would prefer to see my family over any risk as my life is not worth living. We need to be heard, they need to be heard. what is happening in our nursing homes and the exclusion of family is nothing short of callousness and a scandal. Just like recent scandals from our past, this will the scandal of the future. We now have an opportunity to change that now. 2x2x2 has spent time looking at risk assessing familial contact, to minimize the risk we wish for 2 family members, who will visit twice a week taking all the precautions of staff, and of course the outcome of the risk far out ways the risk, and the damage of now addressing the risk, whereby our family members are deteriorating dreadfully fast.
We are calling on government, NHI, Nphet and individual nursing homes today to allow two family members to be treated as front line staff. Willing to be tested, to wear PPE and spend quality time with their loved one. Not a once off Christmas treat but from the second of December. Two visits per week. There is no difference from a family member taking the same precautions as staff members do.
2x2x2 is committed to continuing to voice this need, until we achieve our goal. When one looks at the rights of residents, and their right to have input in their own personal care plan, and choices in their own lives. This too has been taken away. We are calling for humanity to hear the cry of residents and their families.
To look at some of the rights of residents as stated from SAGE, contracts of care for nursing home residents, issues for policy and practice.
“As a nursing home resident, a person has certain basic legal protections as follows; to be informed in a language they understand, to make their own decisions, and to have personal information kept private”. Surely, people still have those rights?
“They have the right to not be deprived of liberty”.
“To make ones own schedule and choices in respect of daily living activities”.
“To participate in the decisions that affects ones care”
When family members questioned the widespread of Covid in lockdown 1. we were told that people could not be isolated, as it is one their right to move and not be isolated. If that right applies in that context, surely all rights apply.
Our family members have lived and worked all their lives, they have built this country, not to be left as prisoners with no sign of any other plan to facilitate them in living their best life with the support of the nursing home and the joy of their families.
We call on every TD, to stand up and support us. We also call on the media to hear us and make us heard.
Updates
November 30, 2020
The petition has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. It is encouraging to see such widespread recognition of the urgent need to reconnect residents with their families.
November 29, 2020
The petition has now reached one hundred signatures. This level of interest confirms the urgency required to address the isolation of our elderly loved ones.
Reached 250 supporters
November 28, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
November 27, 2020
November 25, 2020
The momentum behind this petition is increasing as we approach one hundred signatures. Please take a moment to forward this link to your personal network so we may reach our next milestone with influence.
89 Comments
family need to see ,speak to there love ones .especially when they don't understand due to alzimers, they think we have left them.
We need to see our loved ones .Safely of course we are no more of a threat than staff .They are isolated and declining in their social skills .Pubs and shops should not take priority over our most precious family
My father (84) moved into a Nursing Home primarily as he was finding the isolation of living alone too much. Since September he has more or less been confined to his room all the time with the only human interaction when cleaning or catering staff come in. I ask if he would have been better off living alone.
So sad I can't visit my 90 year old Mother. She has been I'll all week. Heartbroken not being able to visit. Thank you to all the staff for the kind care she is receiving.
Our loved ones need to have quality time with their families, while we all appreciate the care they receive in their care homes they need the contact with their loved ones at what in most cases is a very difficult journey they are on.
Nursing home residents are prisoners right now.
There must be a safe way to allow visits. This needs to be a high priority!
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Be their voice
Hear the plea of the nursing home residents and their families.
Residents of nursing homes have had their lives turned upside down since the beginning of Covid 19. for many, the fear is not necessarily catching Covid 19, but the reality of been broken hearted, leaving family with concerns of their loved one dying of loneliness. While, carers and nursing teams are working extraordinarily hard to try and support their residents, for which we are very grateful. But it is not the same as seeing your son/ daughter/ partner etc.
We acknowledge wholeheartedly the seriousness of Covid 19. however, 9 months on, the effects of the lockdown outweigh an awful lot. To hear residents say, I would prefer to see my family over any risk as my life is not worth living. We need to be heard, they need to be heard. what is happening in our nursing homes and the exclusion of family is nothing short of callousness and a scandal. Just like recent scandals from our past, this will the scandal of the future. We now have an opportunity to change that now. 2x2x2 has spent time looking at risk assessing familial contact, to minimize the risk we wish for 2 family members, who will visit twice a week taking all the precautions of staff, and of course the outcome of the risk far out ways the risk, and the damage of now addressing the risk, whereby our family members are deteriorating dreadfully fast.
We are calling on government, NHI, Nphet and individual nursing homes today to allow two family members to be treated as front line staff. Willing to be tested, to wear PPE and spend quality time with their loved one. Not a once off Christmas treat but from the second of December. Two visits per week. There is no difference from a family member taking the same precautions as staff members do.
2x2x2 is committed to continuing to voice this need, until we achieve our goal. When one looks at the rights of residents, and their right to have input in their own personal care plan, and choices in their own lives. This too has been taken away. We are calling for humanity to hear the cry of residents and their families.
To look at some of the rights of residents as stated from SAGE, contracts of care for nursing home residents, issues for policy and practice.
“As a nursing home resident, a person has certain basic legal protections as follows; to be informed in a language they understand, to make their own decisions, and to have personal information kept private”. Surely, people still have those rights?
“They have the right to not be deprived of liberty”.
“To make ones own schedule and choices in respect of daily living activities”.
“To participate in the decisions that affects ones care”
When family members questioned the widespread of Covid in lockdown 1. we were told that people could not be isolated, as it is one their right to move and not be isolated. If that right applies in that context, surely all rights apply.
Our family members have lived and worked all their lives, they have built this country, not to be left as prisoners with no sign of any other plan to facilitate them in living their best life with the support of the nursing home and the joy of their families.
We call on every TD, to stand up and support us. We also call on the media to hear us and make us heard.
Updates
November 30, 2020
The petition has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. It is encouraging to see such widespread recognition of the urgent need to reconnect residents with their families.
November 29, 2020
The petition has now reached one hundred signatures. This level of interest confirms the urgency required to address the isolation of our elderly loved ones.
Reached 250 supporters
November 28, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
November 27, 2020
November 25, 2020
The momentum behind this petition is increasing as we approach one hundred signatures. Please take a moment to forward this link to your personal network so we may reach our next milestone with influence.
89 Comments
My mum is starting end of life and my family need to wait till she’s unconscious and dying before we can visit. We minded her for 10 years and declared unfit to live at home. Loneliness is no different to covid 19
family need to see ,speak to there love ones .especially when they don't understand due to alzimers, they think we have left them.
We need to see our loved ones .Safely of course we are no more of a threat than staff .They are isolated and declining in their social skills .Pubs and shops should not take priority over our most precious family
My father (84) moved into a Nursing Home primarily as he was finding the isolation of living alone too much. Since September he has more or less been confined to his room all the time with the only human interaction when cleaning or catering staff come in. I ask if he would have been better off living alone.
So sad I can't visit my 90 year old Mother. She has been I'll all week. Heartbroken not being able to visit. Thank you to all the staff for the kind care she is receiving.
Our loved ones need to have quality time with their families, while we all appreciate the care they receive in their care homes they need the contact with their loved ones at what in most cases is a very difficult journey they are on.
Nursing home residents are prisoners right now.
There must be a safe way to allow visits. This needs to be a high priority!
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My mum is starting end of life and my family need to wait till she’s unconscious and dying before we can visit. We minded her for 10 years and declared unfit to live at home. Loneliness is no different to covid 19