Professor Ronnie Gamzo presented the program with 11 key points for the protection of the elderly in the nursing homes from the Corona • "One central headquarters for crisis management"

The CEO of Ichilov Medical Center, Prof. Ronnie Gamzo, presented the Ministry of Health's plan for the protection of nursing home residents to the Corona epidemic at noon on Monday. The "Maternal and Maternal Protector" program includes 11 key points regarding how to fight, ranging from testing to advocacy.

Step by step - thousands of parcels have been distributed to the elderly // Photo: IDF Spokesman

Prof. Gamzo emphasized in presenting the plan that the issue of dealing with geriatric institutions is important in the exit strategy. "It is clear the importance of why this system should be controlled well. It can, beyond the great difficulty of losing life, cause us to fall back on every containment of the Corona event. We need to create an administrative system that can absorb the appropriate beds."

The snapshot presented at the Zoom Conference press conference shows that there are a total of 82 sheltered housing institutions in Israel that found residents or staff infected with the Corona virus. Within these institutions, 405 residents across the country have been infected with the virus, in addition to 173 staff members.

The first section of the plan, out of the 11th, calls for managing the crisis from one government headquarters that coordinates all activities and responsibilities with the various bodies, and is responsible for all resources. A subsequent section calls for the expansion of laboratory testing in institutions. Prof. Gamzo is addressing the establishment of a focal point that will meet the needs of nursing homes as well as that of families, and another focal point that will serve as a source of information and public information.

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Another section is devoted to the topic of emotional support. "Solutions for the effects of isolation, reducing visits and reducing the supportive and social activities of this disadvantaged population must be found," it said. "There are a lot of private individuals in sheltered and nursing homes, and it is not always possible to get a report on patients," explained Prof. Gamzo, part of the difficulties and clarified the work plan. 

In conclusion, Gamzo said, "This afternoon, a system will be set up to collect data from all the Ministry of Health and Welfare's institutions to manage the event and the data. It's hard to put him in a hospital. He can stay in the system. "

To the full report on the "Protecting Fathers and Mothers" program