As more seniors age at home during pandemic, health care aides are in growing demand
By Nancy Shohet West Globe Correspondent,Updated February 11, 2021, 3:42 p.m.
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Last March, Stephanie Chiha started worrying about her 92-year-old mother.
Previously, Chiha had believed that the residential retirement community she had chosen was the best place for her motherâs senior years. But the sudden restrictions on visiting as COVID-19 descended on Massachusetts alarmed her.
âI knew she could not stand the isolation, physically or mentally,â said Chiha, an educator from Arlington. âSo I decided to bring her home to live with me for the time being.â