Posted: Jan 13, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 13
For people with dementia, losing something as simple as human touch can spark a rapid decline in their health.(Jessica Phelps/Associated Press)
Every morning, Maria Zachariou, 83, sits patiently by her front door, dressed and ready for her day of programs at her local seniors centre. Then her daughter reminds her she has to stay home because of COVID-19.
Zachariou has dementia, and her family says they re more concerned about the impact of that missing social interaction conversations, activities and simple human touch than they are about the coronavirus. Since the pandemic, her decline has been rapid, said Christia Zachariou, Maria s daughter. She said her mother has been having trouble sleeping, bathes less frequently and has lost interest in things she used to enjoy.
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 10, 2020
Daughter says trust has been destroyed after violations at mother’s long-term care home
CBC News Ottawa4 months ago
0:57Stephanie Kocielski, whose mother lives at the Madonna Care Community, says a staff member caught abusing her mother was allowed to continue working with her for another five days. She says that incident, in addition to lapses in infection control, has destroyed her trust in the care home.0:57
Following four COVID-19 outbreaks and more than 50 deaths at Madonna Care Community in Ottawa, new inspection reports from Ontario s Ministry of Long-Term Care point to several serious violations at the home since April.