Comments for "Norovirus Outbreaks in Nursing Homes on the Rise"

Lena Hai Says:

I work in a nursing home and we've been taking more precautions around our residents who are ill. WEhen coming into contact with bodily fluids that may carry the virus it's important to
1) wear disposable gloves
2) put any soiled towels into a plastic garbage bag
3) clean soiled area with hot water and soap.
4) disinfect the area with a solution of of bleach with 1/3 cup of bleach and 1 gallon of water.
5) wash your hands!
Marcy Mann Says:

My mother is in a NYC nursing home. Yesterday I was told (when I got to her floor) that many people on her floor were ill with a stomach virus. Today I called the floor and they refused to give me any information regarding disinfectant which seemed odd so I called the Director of Nursing. He told me the virus spread throughout the building, they called the DOH, it is Norovirus, and of course they were disinfecting everything per the instructions of the DOH. I told him I was concerned because my mother(who is there for short-term nursing)has a severely impaired immune system. He then said I should not come visit my mother because middle-aged people were more often effected by Norovirus than the elderly. This is inconsistent with everything I've read online and I was wondering if there are statistics on this. BTW, no one was cleaning up after the vomiting patients.