Nurses and other staff at CHEO received a $25,000 gift from Sienna Senior Living as a thank you for the work they did during the early days of the pandemic.
Posted: May 06, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 6
Betty Yakimenko, left, poses with her mother, Elsie Stadler, who lives at Madonna Care Community in Ottawa. Yakimenko says her mom s memory is completely gone after staying in isolation for the last year.(Submitted by Betty Yakimenko)
Long-term care homes are allowing residents to do some things they haven t been able to for over a year, but some say the lifting of heavy restrictions comes too late. Honestly, there are a lot of residents in there that probably would have benefited from dying of COVID-19 than going through the hell of isolation and neglect, said Lisa Nye, a partner-in-care for her 74-year-old father.
Posted: Jan 13, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 13
For people with dementia, losing something as simple as human touch can spark a rapid decline in their health.(Jessica Phelps/Associated Press)
Every morning, Maria Zachariou, 83, sits patiently by her front door, dressed and ready for her day of programs at her local seniors centre. Then her daughter reminds her she has to stay home because of COVID-19.
Zachariou has dementia, and her family says they re more concerned about the impact of that missing social interaction conversations, activities and simple human touch than they are about the coronavirus. Since the pandemic, her decline has been rapid, said Christia Zachariou, Maria s daughter. She said her mother has been having trouble sleeping, bathes less frequently and has lost interest in things she used to enjoy.