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After months of isolation, a 'hug room' lets Italian nursing home residents touch family for the first time


After months of isolation, a ‘hug room’ lets Italian nursing home residents touch family for the first time
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Giano Zagaglioli reaches out to his granddaughter through the plexiglass at Villa del Sole in Greccio, Italy.
GRECCIO, Italy It had been nine months since the nursing home closed itself off to visitors, and the director sensed the toll of isolation was getting worse and worse. There were video calls and distanced hellos with loved ones on the front lawn. But one resident seemed to be slipping into depression. Another resident said that without her son nearby, every day felt like a week. ....

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Italian nursing home sets up 'hug room' amid pandemic


Italian nursing home sets up hug room amid pandemic
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Italian nursing home sets up hug room amid pandemic
An Italian nursing home has established a hug room that will allow residents to safely make contact with loved ones following months of isolation.
The room incorporates a booth made of a sheet of plexiglass, with holes for protective sleeves.
The fact of holding the hand of a loved one means so much, Paola Del Bufalo, the owner and director of the Villa Del Sole nursing home outside of Rome, told The Washington Post. It s not as if they hadn t seen one other at a distance. But it s one thing to see, another to touch. ....

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