Brendan Williams On March 13, 2020 – as the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in the U.S. – the federal government ordered a halt to nursing home visitation, group dining, and communal activities. The impact upon residents is unimaginable. Typically, under federal law, a nursing home “must provide services and activities to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident [.]” Window visits and interactions through video calling were no substitute for human interaction, and even less satisfying for the high proportion of residents with dementia. Further, to be unable to meaningfully interact with one’s fellow residents was another blow.