ALS News Today ForumsDo you inquire about vaccinations when you hire caregivers? – ALS News Today Forums https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/feed/ Fri, 24 May 2024 04:32:16 -0500 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.5.14-6684 en-US https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25444 <![CDATA[Do you inquire about vaccinations when you hire caregivers?]]> https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25444 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:02:58 +0000 Amanda When you hire support to help out, how concerned are you if the hired caregiver has updated vaccines? Is that a concern for you and your family? Do you care if they have children or other risk factors that may make them more susceptible to viruses? ]]> https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25447 <![CDATA[Reply To: Do you inquire about vaccinations when you hire caregivers?]]> https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25447 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:18:15 +0000 Lisa Whittaker My husband passed from ALS on January 5 of 2024 I was never able to hire a caregiver, but for the record I would never ever require anyone to take a vaccine before they cared for my husband. It is so hard to find good caregivers and especially people that are familiar with ALS, a vaccine is the last thing I would be concerned with. I felt so strongly about this that I had to post. Thank you Lisa

]]> https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25449 <![CDATA[Reply To: Do you inquire about vaccinations when you hire caregivers?]]> https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25449 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:35:45 +0000 Kim Belden I would absolutely require a caregiver to have Covid vaccines up-do-date. I would also require them to inform me if they had a family member sick.

I’m fully vaccinated. I lost a brother in the VA nursing home to Covid because some of the staff were not vaccinated and they passed it to residents. Four died.

]]> https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25452 <![CDATA[Reply To: Do you inquire about vaccinations when you hire caregivers?]]> https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/do-you-inquire-about-vaccinations-when-you-hire-caregivers/#post-25452 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:25:35 +0000 Fran Finney I would absolutely require a caregiver to be fully vaccinated – and also that they not work if they knew they were sick. PALS are very vulnerable and that vulnerability needs to be acknowledged and addressed.

My husband passed away from ALS in 2014, so he did not have to deal with COVID. However, there were other contagious illnesses around, and one time a caregiver came in with bad bug. My husband got sick, the bug developed into pneumonia, and my husband had to be hospitalized. His extended illness and hospitalization resulted in a significant and horrible progression in his disease. After that I was MUCH more careful and I would not allow people who seemed sick, even family, to be in the same room as he was.

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