COVID seems to have shrunk lives
Almost 200,000 people in Germany live in residential care, two-thirds of them have mental disabilities. How have they experienced the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions on their lives?
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Almost 200,000 people in Germany live in residential care, two-thirds of them have mental disabilities. How have they experienced the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions on their lives?
COVID-19 Special: People with disabilities face exclusion Although some of the people living at the Haus am Quendelberg are there due to accidents later in life, most residents have suffered from cognitive impairment since early childhood, which is why they have legal guardians — either parents or siblings, or full-time professional guardians, some of whom are responsible for more than 20 different cases. These guardians offer their guidance when it comes to making decisions about things like money matters or health issues. They must, for example, give their approval for vaccinations. Or p...
Nicht mehr zusammen in die Stadt, wenig Besuch, Distanz zu Familie und Freunden. Wie erleben Menschen mit kognitiver Beeinträchtigung die Pandemie? Andrea Grunau hat sie gefragt.