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chdottir Asked March 2018

Influenza A in assisted living, anyone have experience with this?

We just were notified that due to several cases of Influenza A in my mom's AL, they were shutting the dining room and stopping all group activities for the next 7 days (ordered by the county). They will be delivering meals to the rooms. They have asked people to avoid visiting too. I talked with my Mom and she is pretty philosophical about it. She doesn't leave her room much anyway. Mom has had her flu shot and has a pretty healthy immune system, so I am hopeful she won't be affected. I'm just wondering if other people have gone through this. She is in a great AL place so expect they are doing all they can. I really feel for them though. A lot of worry and a lot of extra work.

chdottir Mar 2018
We just got a notice that the Department of health is recommending everyone at the AL take Tamiflu prophylactically. So now I'm deciding whether to do that.

Sunnygirl1 Mar 2018
My LO's AL and MC facility haven't had a lock down yet, but, they did get a couple of cases of flu. My LO has been spared so far.

When my family and I got bad colds, I held off on visiting my LO. I called and explained. And, I"m glad I did, because what we had gave you the cough from hell that lasted for weeks. THEN, I got Type A influenza and continued to stay away. I read a lot about it and people are actually more capable of spreading the flu longer than what the average person thinks.

I wish people wouldn't visit places like that when they are sick. It just doesn't make sense to me.

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chdottir Mar 2018
Thanks. It does help to hear others who have through it. My sister was thinking of bringing her home for the weekend. I recommended she ask the AL what their recommendations were. Although Mom doesn't leave her room much anyway, I think she will get sick of having the food delivered. But they did send out a menu sheet for the week so she could choose what she wanted. I feel comfortable that she is in good hands.

cwillie Mar 2018
It is something ALs and nursing homes deal with every year and outbreak protocols are a little different depending on where you live. Mom's NH and the attached AL have been through Influenza B earlier this year and the quarantine restrictions were only placed on those with symptoms, although group activities were cancelled until it was over and visitors were asked not to linger in common areas or visit room to room.

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