The Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal (6/1, Yetter) reports on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected day centers for adults with disabilities.
For example, more than 100 such centers have been closed in Kentucky “since March 20 by order of Gov. Andy Beshear (D) to try to limit the spread” of coronavirus.
This policy “has left about 9,500 individuals with disabilities, including elderly clients, suddenly cut off from the daily meals, health services, therapy and social activities they and their caregivers rely on.” Additionally, the loss of services “has been devastating [for] clients, some of whom have intellectual disabilities and can’t understand why they can no longer attend, as well as parents or other caregivers who are anxious for.