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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We need higher wages for those who work with the elderly, but also more use of technology and robots.[/quote]

Because that is what seniors need: Even less contact with humans.

It is with bitter irony that I post this:

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Thank you for posting this. It is beautiful and tore at my soul. I am most disappointed in how so many in our country are happy to treat these people as disposable. They did their part for our country and we should do ours for them. Remember a day will come when you are old too. [/quote]

I think that these people should be able to enjoy dining with their friends and that they should be able to enjoy group activities again.  I also think that they should be able to visit with their families. Because life is short and no one should die all alone in a hospital, have their body stored in a freezer truck, knowing that their family members won't even be able to give them a proper funeral.

The sick should be quarantined.  The well should be able to live.  That is my opinion based on the facts.  [/quote]

Depending on the person, most get to the point they cannot socialize and are kept in a group as its easier on staff, not the resident.  Family and friends are a huge issue if they bring in the virus.  You clearly are clueless about nursing care.    Many people die alone.  And, what do you think happens to the bodies.  [/quote]

Of course it depends on the person.  FWIW, my own dad spent his last years in a locked Alzheimer's unit.  We visited him regularly, we were there with him when he passed away and we gave him a proper funeral.  That, of course, was well before the Coronavirus.

As far as family and friends being a huge issue for bringing this virus into these facilities...I actually kind of doubt that.  The people that I know who care enough about their elderly relatives to visit them are not the kind of people who would be careless and cavalier about bringing a virus like this into an eldercare facility.  At the same time, the residents are going in/out of the facility enough that there is always going to be the risk that the virus can be brought into the facility.  If the risk is there anyway (and it is a significant risk) you might as well allow visitors, too.  Maybe have all visits take place in the resident's room or in some outdoor location or wherever else is practical.

You've got to weigh keeping them safe with allowing them to enjoy the best quality of life possible.  Self isolating might be prudent in the short term scenarios but that is no way to live.

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You don't know what another family member or friend will do.  Its very easy for them to carry in/out the virus.  You are really minimizing it.  Its very risky to let outside people in.

That's great you were able to do a "proper" funeral.  We had no money so we had to settle for a cremation, cheap burial space (which was lovely) and a few family as her family were to crummy to come out or help in any way.  [/quote]

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