Elderly residents hit hardest during COVID pandemic

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Advocacy groups say the elderly are the most heavily impacted by the pandemic, with many fearing for their lives and others going months without visitors.

"I don't go out, I get groceries delivered. I have a support worker who helps me because of my age. I have a disability and problems with my health," she said.

"I couldn't see family for a while; we've missed celebrations, weddings — milestones that we've missed and will never come back". "I'm very anxious because there's a lot of people who are against the science and it's creating friction in the community," she said.Two young girls meet with their grandparents at the Bay St border, September 2021.Older Persons Advocacy Network chief executive Craig Gear said some elderly residents living alone or in aged care had not seen people face-to-face for over 18 months.

Mr Gear said the network has been calling for the introduction of a "partners in care" program, which would allow an essential person in an elderly person's life to be allowed to regularly visit them.

 

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Well I just hope at Christmas if we are all together that people understand that the elderly are at more risk even if vaxed end of story. I hope just people don’t end up killing their parents and grandparents. Its why even vaxed they won’t let you into nursing homes.

We need to open international border to allow these poor buggers to travel again. Two years almost gone 😔

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