«My mother is in an RSA, I haven’t seen her in person since September. The hypothesis of reopening is not even in sight. He had Covid, from a mild form of Alzheimer’s now he has a very severe form. I see her on a video call, but this has no use for her. She would need a stimulus, a support ». Alessandro Azzoni, president of Felicita-Association for Rights in the RSA, starts from his personal story to tell a situation that belongs to very many.
Despite the ordinance of the Ministry of Health that allows visits to homes for the elderly, many have not opened. “The situation is very different from the announcements. The RSAs continue to remain closed “, explains Azzoni,” The ordinance of the Ministry of Health is certainly an acknowledgment of the urgency and the problem. There had already been a circular in November that went unheard. Amnesty International he spoke of denial of the rights of the patient ».
For months there has been the problem of the isolation of the segment of the population that has also been most affected by the virus. This isolation is claiming almost as many victims as Covid according to associations. «For these non self-sufficient people, contact with family members is life. The guests of the RSA are all vaccinated, apart from a few new entries. The protocol is safe, it has already been successfully followed for a couple of months in the province of Trento: zero infections and great benefits for people ». To enter, family members must have the green pass: prove they have had Covid, have been vaccinated or have a negative swab, with an additional cost for those who already pay more than 3000 euros per month for their family member.
Congratulate, like the other associations that have been born in recent months, it receives daily complaints from family members who see their loved ones wear out, lose weight, have a cognitive decline that, for an elderly person, is not reversible. The problem of non-opening lies in the ordinance which leaves ample discretion to medical directors. “This led to the fact that the RSA remained closed. Many postpone, say that we must wait. It is a de-responsibility of the RSA with respect to their duties, that is, to guarantee the essential needs of people. The request is that the regions monitor reopening ».
Some committees ask for the withdrawal of the accreditation of structures that are not open to visits from relatives. However, the problem goes further according to Azzoni. “The RSA protocols are not suitable, they are not sufficient. In some RSA a minute is established for guest services. The pandemic has opened the Pandora’s box of the inadequacy of services for the non self-sufficient elderly in Italy ”.

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