{"id":472,"date":"2020-04-27T14:42:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.corraleslawgroup.com\/?p=472"},"modified":"2025-02-10T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:48:29","slug":"seniors-in-nursing-homes-and-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corraleslawgroup.com\/es\/blog\/seniors-in-nursing-homes-and-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancianos en residencias y Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A estas alturas, ya sabe cu\u00e1les son los s\u00edntomas normales del Covid-19: tos persistente, dificultad para respirar y fiebre.<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo, es posible que no sepa que si tiene padres o familiares mayores, sus s\u00edntomas de infecci\u00f3n pueden diferir de los t\u00edpicos. Estas diferencias afectan a la forma en que contraen y se ven afectados por el virus, sobre todo si residen en residencias de ancianos o centros de vida asistida.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">\u00cdndice<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corraleslawgroup.com\/es\/blog\/seniors-in-nursing-homes-and-covid-19\/#unusual-covid-19-symptoms\" >S\u00edntomas inusuales de Covid-19<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corraleslawgroup.com\/es\/blog\/seniors-in-nursing-homes-and-covid-19\/#seniors-in-nursing-homes\" >Personas mayores en residencias<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corraleslawgroup.com\/es\/blog\/seniors-in-nursing-homes-and-covid-19\/#what-you-can-do\" >Qu\u00e9 puede hacer usted<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corraleslawgroup.com\/es\/blog\/seniors-in-nursing-homes-and-covid-19\/#references\" >REFERENCIAS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"unusual-covid-19-symptoms\"><\/span>S\u00edntomas inusuales de Covid-19<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Por el momento, las pruebas siguen siendo anecd\u00f3ticas, pero los m\u00e9dicos han observado que muchos ancianos pueden no presentar ninguno de los s\u00edntomas t\u00edpicos de la infecci\u00f3n. En cambio, esta poblaci\u00f3n puede mostrar diferentes caracter\u00edsticas como nosotros:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fatiga o p\u00e9rdida de apetito<\/li>\n<li>Confusi\u00f3n o p\u00e9rdida de coordinaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li>Diarrea o v\u00f3mitos<\/li>\n<li>Mareos o ca\u00eddas constantes<\/li>\n<li>Sue\u00f1o superior a la media<\/li>\n<li>Apat\u00eda o falta de palabra<\/li>\n<li>Comportamiento fuera de lo normal durante dos o m\u00e1s d\u00edas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No es raro que las personas mayores presenten s\u00edntomas distintos a los del resto de la poblaci\u00f3n, no s\u00f3lo en el caso de Covid-19, sino tambi\u00e9n en una serie de afecciones m\u00e9dicas. Esto tiene que ver con la forma en que un cuerpo que envejece responde a los cambios en la salud.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>El sistema inmunitario no responde con la misma eficacia. Por ejemplo, el cuerpo cambia la forma en que regula la temperatura.<\/li>\n<li>Cualquier signo actual de infecci\u00f3n suele desaparecer en el caso de enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas como la diabetes o afecciones m\u00e9dicas previas como un ictus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sean cuales sean los s\u00edntomas que presenten, los ancianos pueden encontrarse peor con Covid-19 en las residencias de ancianos porque sus rutinas han cambiado. Dejan de realizar actividades t\u00edpicas y se debilitan evitando esfuerzos como ir y volver del comedor. Es posible que el personal no se d\u00e9 cuenta de los cambios hasta que sea demasiado tarde.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"seniors-in-nursing-homes\"><\/span>Personas mayores en residencias<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Las personas mayores (de 65 a\u00f1os o m\u00e1s) internadas en residencias de ancianos son las que corren mayor riesgo de verse afectadas por el Covid-19, debido a su estrechez y a las afecciones m\u00e9dicas existentes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hasta el 23 de abril, las residencias de ancianos de California hab\u00edan notificado 3.141 casos de Covid-19, lo que representa el 8,4% del total de 37.369 casos en el estado.<\/li>\n<li>Las muertes entre residentes en residencias de ancianos han alcanzado las 486, o\u00a0<em>m\u00e1s de un tercio<\/em>\u00a0de las 1.469 v\u00edctimas mortales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Los recientes brotes en residencias de ancianos han reforzado las diferentes formas en que los ancianos residentes manifiestan el virus. Pueden mostrar los s\u00edntomas inusuales descritos anteriormente o no mostrar ning\u00fan s\u00edntoma. No reconocer estas infecciones at\u00edpicas o asintom\u00e1ticas contribuye a menudo a la transmisi\u00f3n del virus en estos entornos.<\/p>\n<p>El Centro de Control de Enfermedades (CDC) recomienda las siguientes directrices para las residencias de ancianos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evitar que entren en sus instalaciones tanto Covid-19 reconocidos como no reconocidos.<\/li>\n<li>Compruebe el suministro actual de equipos de protecci\u00f3n individual (EPI) y aum\u00e9ntelo, si es necesario.<\/li>\n<li>Identificar las infecciones lo antes posible para evitar la propagaci\u00f3n de la enfermedad.<\/li>\n<li>Reconocer y tratar inmediatamente las enfermedades graves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Las residencias de ancianos diferir\u00e1n en la forma de aplicar las recomendaciones de los CDC.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-you-can-do\"><\/span>Qu\u00e9 puede hacer usted<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>En futuros blogs se tratar\u00e1 lo que usted puede hacer como individuo para proteger a las personas que le importan en una residencia. Mientras tanto, si sus seres queridos contraen Covid-19, o Dios no lo quiera, mueren a causa del virus en una residencia de ancianos o de vida asistida, ese centro puede ser responsable. Por favor,<a href=\"https:\/\/corraleslawgroup.com\/es\/contact\/\">\u00a0contacte con uno de nuestros abogados<\/a>\u00a0inmediatamente, para que podamos ayudarle.<\/p>\n<p>Descargo de responsabilidad: El contenido m\u00e9dico de este blog se ofrece \u00fanicamente a t\u00edtulo informativo y no pretende ser un consejo m\u00e9dico ni sustituir el consejo de un m\u00e9dico.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"references\"><\/span>REFERENCIAS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/04\/23\/health\/seniors-elderly-coronavirus-symptoms-wellness-partner\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/04\/23\/health\/seniors-elderly-coronavirus-symptoms-wellness-partner\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.org.uk\/blog\/atypical-covid-19-presentations-in-older-people-%E2%80%93-the-need-for-continued-vigilance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bgs.org.uk\/blog\/atypical-covid-19-presentations-in-older-people-%E2%80%93-the-need-for-continued-vigilance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/hcp\/long-term-care.html<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/SNFsCOVID_19.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/SNFsCOVID_19.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/Immunization\/ncov2019.aspx#COVID-19%20by%20the%20Numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/Immunization\/ncov2019.aspx#COVID-19%20by%20the%20Numbers<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now, you are aware of what the normal symptoms of Covid-19 look like: a persistent cough, shortness of breath, and a fever. 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