Parts of the province are beginning to reopen but there is no timeline yet for when seniors’ centres in Alberta can welcome members back.
Seniors are the most vulnerable to COVID-19, and the majority of deaths in the province have been those older than 60 years old.
However, social isolation can also have profound impacts on the elderly. Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said that, given the vulnerability of this population to the virus, a specific stage for reopening these seniors’ centres has not been determined. “We understand that this uncertainty is difficult, and that these centres and the many Albertans who enjoy them want to see them identified in a specific stage in the relaunch plan.