Re international Journal enquiry about COVID 19 and Moving and Handling in NZ
Moving and Handling in Aged care residential facilities and community houses for the Disabled has been significantly affected By COVId 19 . During the 4 week Lock down no visitors or contractors were allowed access to facilities unless they were essential services and group meetings were discouraged. So little practical Moving and Handling training took place . Advice could only be given on line.
Any admissions to Aged Care Facilities had to be confined to their rooms for 2 weeks and some people lost their mobility because they could not carry out their rehab and walking programmes
Hopefully now we are in Level 2 Allied Health staff and Moving and Handling Trainers will be allowed to visit and programmes will start running again
Ann Newsom