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Stomach illness hits many at the Restorium |
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January 11, 2018 |
The Restorium in Boundary County reports an
outbreak of gastro-intestinal illness within the facility. The cases have
been reported to the Panhandle Health District.
Symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Steps have been implemented to curtail the
outbreak.
A physician familiar with the outbreak assures
the public that the illness is not the flu.
"Primarily, what is going on there is not "the
flu," even though everyone is calling it that,"
he said. "In actuality, it is a
gastro-intestinal illness, likely viral in
nature. It is not 'flu' nor 'influenza, those
are completely separate illnesses from what is
going on at the Restorium."
Panhandle Health District rules in place to stop the
spread of the illness and protect the public and residents of
the Restorium include:
• Asking visitors to stay away unless in an emergency.
• Asking all visitors, volunteers and employees with the flu or flu-like
symptoms to stay away for at least 72
hours after all symptoms of this illness have gone
away.
• All staff, residents and visitors are being instructed to wash hands
regularly, especially before meals.
• Residents who are ill with these symptoms are asked to stay in their rooms
until all symptoms are gone.
• Meals to residents who are ill are being served in their rooms.
• Additional housekeeping practices are in place to clean all surfaces in
the facility.
• Activities have been limited until the
gastro-intestinal symptoms have resolved.
The Restorium is not in quarantine or lockdown.
Staff is, however, taking every precaution to
protect the residents and the public.
Please call Restorium Supervisor Karlene Magee
at (208) 267-2453 or Panhandle Health District
at (208) 415-5270 with any questions you may
have. |
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