'Prisoners are treated better' Residents describe emotional devastation in LTC homes
'The residents didn't know what day it was, what time it was. They were looking for nighties at noon because they couldn't figure out what time of day it was'
One by one, residents of Ontario’s long-term care homes described the emotional devastation caused by the COVID-19 lockdown to an independent inquiry — and implored the governments to address isolation before the second wave of COVID-19 crashes down.
Lonely, depressed, muzzled and trapped are some of the words the residents used to describe the pandemic to the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission by video conference.-- More...