After Founder of Texas Caregivers for Compromise Mary Nichols lost her mother during a period of isolation in a long-term care facility, she wanted to make sure that nobody else suffered the same fate.
Mary joins Janice to discuss why she's working to raise awareness about a new bill: the Essential
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Saturday marked exactly one year since nursing homes and long-term care facilities across Texas closed their doors to visitors. The pandemic and fear of COVID-19 outbreaks in facilities led to the shutdown, but over time loved ones say isolation and lack of contact contributed to declining health for many.
An advocacy group flew a banner over the Texas Capitol on the anniversary that read, Isolation kills, too! Open long-term care facilities. It was a statement to lawmakers, many of whom were in Austin for the filing deadline for bills.
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Erika Parrish, an administrator, looks into her office Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque. Parrish said she had slept in her office since Monday because of the winter storm that hit Texas.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Erika Parrish, an administrator, helps adjust the mask on Wilbert Jacoby on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Erika Parrish, an administrator, walks past a bed in her office Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Bayou Pines Care Center in La Marque. Parrish said she had slept in her office since Monday because of the winter storm that hit Texas.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less