MRSA & Nursing Homes?

What are your opinions on service users returning from hospital to a Nursing Home with MRSA ?

Unfortunately, MRSA seems to be everywhere. My daughter caught it in hospital; my dad got it in his nursing home. I think something needs to be done to find a cure or vaccine for this nasty, antibiotic resistant bacteria before it gets any worse.
Lynne, RN

It's a scandal.

And it's wrong.

as far as i can gather it would only affect someone with an open woumd, as long as proper infection control measures were used it should not be too much of a problem. dont we all have mrsa in our bodies or have i got that wrong

I don't like the idea at all!
I was booked for neuro surgery and it could not go ahead due to my heart bouncing about. I waited six months. After the surgery, I felt something was not quite right. My BP was far lower than it had ever been, about 90/53. Not like me at all. I got home and within 24hrs was delirious. the hospital refused tot ake me back or send an ambulance. My friend tore a strip off the GP's staff and the hospital and the next day I was back in the hospital with my old bed and an intraveinous drip for 8days. I thought I would die. I felt so ill. I dread that ever happening again. They admitted I had caught it in the operating theatre but would not admit to MRSA even when the pus was oozing out of the wound and the staff were writing down lies.....yes, it was an NHS hospital and very new. Beware: do not go near MRSA or anyone feeling ill from hospital. Leave the place!

Since the patient contracts the MRSA in the hospital it is best to get them out of the hospital environment. The staff in the nursing home should then treat the patient in isolation until the MRSA has cleared. If this is done (and it can be done successfully) there is no risk to the other residents of the nursing home.

quite a high number of people are actual carriers of the MRSA bug and have it out in the community, bring it into the hospital with them (this is a known fact)when they are admitted for surgery or are ill, many people on admission are tested for it and found to be positive, and they don't even know they have it, i work in a nhs hospital and no this to be a fact.

good luck!!!

if you are diagnosed with mrsa then you should be treated accordingly all care should be given with hygiene..carers should barrier nurse ....it is caused by unhygienic practises in hospitals once you have it it is a devil to get rid of if at all...and your notes will state mrsa positive...

MRSA has been in the community for years, lack of cleaners and a lack of infection control in hospitals is just criminal, down to managers ignorance and lack of money, cleaners have been slashed and managers increased, a patient with MRSA if acquired in the hospital environs should be de-colonised before returning home etc.