So as you know I'm taking care of my 98 yr old dad at home right now.
He has end stage heart failure/dementia.
Since he came home from his last hospital stay his medical records indicate he has MRSA in his lungs. The nurses have told me that we cannot catch it from him. I'm still concerned that his coughing or bodily fluids could cause us to catch it. We have been wearing gloves when taking care of him but what about the air in his room?
He is on hospice care and I'm giving him a "cocktail" to help him not feel the effects of dyspnea and his pain. Plus something to calm his now severe dementia.
Are we truly safe from contacting MRSA?
The second article below seems to indicate that if you get a small bedside HEPA filter or essential oil diffuser it might help, but not sure how legit the site is.
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/mro/mrsa/mrsa_employer.html
Airborne MRSA:
https://www.staph-infection-resources.com/prevention/airborne/