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Coronavirus: Nursing homes begin refilling beds emptied by pandemic, worrying families
coronavirus, but now that its outbreak has been declared over, the management has told families it is refilling beds emptied by the pandemic.“We’re going to start admitting new residents this week, and will continue to do so, over time, until our home is full once again,” the home in Markham, Ont., told families in a June 15 email.New residents must be tested for COVID-19 and isolate for 14 days upon admission, but some families are uncomfortable with it and say staff have told them they are concerned about the added workload.“It’s too soon,” said Cameron Robson, whose 91-year-old mothers is at Markhaven.He said the residents have been through a tough time during the outbreak, which ended just a month ago, and he was worried.The home said