GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Along with being a vital employee throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Judy Blow says she’s additionally apprehensive about her mother.
The 78-year-old has a number of pre-existing medical situations.
“Kind 2 diabetic, she has hypertension, she additionally suffers from emphysema, and he or she’s additionally in stage four kidney failure,” Blow informed 8News.
The Goochland girl says she moved her mother, Ursula, to Virginia two years in the past from Washington State. Proper now, she’s residing independently at Discovery Village At The West Finish in Henrico.
Blow stated her mom’s well being has been getting worse and she will be able to’t reside alone anymore, regardless that her present lease goes till the autumn. She informed 8News she’s introduced in caregivers whereas they search for an assisted residing facility as her subsequent step.
“I’ve seen since about January, mother’s well being has began declining,” stated Blow.
Then on March 20, Blow informed 8News she acquired a surprising textual content from the chief director at Discovery Village. She discovered the ability had despatched her mom a 30-days discover to vacate.
“Disbelief, then I used to be indignant,” Blow stated. “I used to be very indignant as a result of my first thought is how will you take a 78-year-old girl who’d acquired all of the excessive danger signs of coronavirus and actually simply kick her out?”
Blow and her husband are not sure what is going to occur within the subsequent few weeks main as much as that 30-day deadline.
“If she will get the virus she is useless,” Blow informed 8News. “No means round it.”
However this household says transferring a senior citizen below present situations just isn’t the reply.
“If this was for her security, which is what everyone retains saying, ‘oh we have to transfer her for her security,’ why would you do it in the course of a pandemic?” Blow stated.
8News made a number of makes an attempt to get in contact with administration at Discovery Village for an interview. Discovery Senior Dwelling refused 8News’ interview requests and despatched the next assertion as a substitute:
As you understand, this group is an unbiased residing group. Once we see a resident’s situation declining the place he/she will be able to now not reside safely with or with no cheap lodging, the resident is requested to maneuver to a safer residing lodging. That’s the case right here. As a result of resident privateness points, I can’t present particular info. Nevertheless, please know that we’ve got vital issues concerning the resident’s security and security of others (documented incidents).
Now we have urged an acceptable stage of care that’s most fitted. Sadly, our sister group doesn’t have a reminiscence care lodging obtainable and we urged a distinct supplier.
Please know that the group continues to take acceptable measures in response to Covid-19. We even urged that we’ll drive the resident to the ability. She wouldn’t have publicity to Covid-19.
Now we have initiated enhanced protocols and are in compliance with state directives.
There aren’t any Covid-19 points with the suggestions we made to the household. Now we have been even handed in our method and proposals.”
Mitch Richman, Discovery Senior Dwelling Midwest and Midatlantic Regional Director of Operations
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