[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]She’s also concerned that 30 minutes probably once a week just isn’t enough.
Prior to COVID her sisters and her would split their time so that someone was visiting their mother almost daily. While it was partly social, it was also to ensure she was getting proper care.“We were really hands on, making sure her place was tidy, making sure she was wearing clean clothing because if we weren’t popping it it was very obvious the staff didn’t have time to deal with that.”Dr.
Samir Sinha, the director of geriatrics at Mount Sinai in Toronto, says the pandemic has highlighted how important a role families play in caring for their loved ones in long-term care facilities.“Many.