Nursing homes demand financial assistance

The president of the Federation of Belgian nursing homes, Vincent Frédéricq, is worried about the financial cost linked to the control of the Covid Safe Ticket in nursing homes. “We have re-established a normal way of life for the residents; in some houses, visits can take place from morning to night. However, staff will be needed at the entrance to check the CST and identity cards. All this will generate costs. In some nursing homes, there are visitors who come every day to see a relative who has been known for a long time in the establishment. I am not sure that in these cases we will really ask each time the identity card of the person. I hope that we will not type 5,000 euros in fine. We are convinced that we are not going to send the police to us. to check, but we must be able to agree on a reasonable and reasoned application of the CST “, he believes.

“The question of resources remains unanswered: how to finance and where to find staff when the teams are already often under strain, due to a lack of personnel?” , also wonders the federation of reception, support, help and care for Unessa people. “What also about the sanctions envisaged for establishments which would allow visitors to pass without valid CST? In itself, this principle seems to us largely questionable, but it also turns out that establishments would be more heavily sanctioned than the offenders themselves! “ Una is also in favor of the rapid implementation of compulsory vaccination for nursing staff and associates, in all sectors of the reception and care of people. “Such a measure would restore consistency within the institutions concerned, between employees, and with external audiences” , estimates the federation.