Dogs come to the rescue, easing nursing home loneliness caused by COVID-19
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Jeff Philipson, 80, left, exclaims as therapeutic activities staff member Kate DelPizzo arrives for a visit with Zeus, a bichon frise, at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Bronx, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2020. The program gives residents and staff physical comfort while human visitors are still restricted because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Eileen Nagle’s situation, unfortunately, isn’t unusual. She resides at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale in the Bronx, and her life just as others living in nursing homes throughout the nation has changed since the coronavirus pandemic took hold almost 10 months ago. It’s a life of isolation.
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