Families Fight For More Long-Term Care Visits Before 2nd Wave Hits

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A second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic could be devastating for families who have loved ones in long-term care.

WATCH: Ontario launches commission into COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on long-term care homes. Story continues below.Now is the right time to allow families to visit loved ones in long-term care homes, said Dr. Samir Sinha, the Director of Geriatrics at the Sinai Health System and University Health Network. on visiting policies doesn’t go far enough to find a balance between the risks the virus poses and the benefits of family visits, Sinha said.

Ensuring governments, public health authorities and long-term care homes are transparent in their communications about visitor policies;And instituting methods for feedback on visitor policies and having an appeals process to solve disagreements around the policies. That puts residents and families in a tough spot, he said. Prior to the pandemic, some residents may have been receiving a much higher level of care than they are now — a family member may have sat with them through meals to ensure they ate, whereas now staff might be rushing to feed residents.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, her mom has lost 40 pounds, as well as some of her memory and focus. Now she can’t pull the keyboard out to play. Her mom also used to go out to the home’s garden several times a day to remove dead flowers from plants. Now, because she’s lost weight, she can’t wheel herself over the bump in the floor between the dining room and garden to get there.

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