'I can breathe again': Older adults begin to test freedom after Covid vaccinations dailyrepublic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyrepublic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apr 1, 2021
With a mix of relief and caution, older adults fully vaccinated against covid-19 are moving out into the world and resuming activities put on hold during the pandemic.
Many are making plans to see adult children and hug grandchildren they haven’t visited for months or longer. Others are getting together with friends indoors, for the first time in a long time.
People are scheduling medical appointments that had been delayed and putting trips to destinations near and far on calendars. Simple things that felt unsafe pre-vaccination now feel possible: petting a neighbor’s dog, going for a walk in the park, stopping at a local hangout for a cup of coffee.
Hogares de adultos mayores buscan reabrir a un año de la pandemia telemundo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telemundo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Reopening Long-Term Care Facilities âan Absolute Necessity
By Judith Graham
Thursday, March 04, 2021 (Kaiser News) For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, itâs time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus of long-term care experts, caregivers, consumer groups and physicians. This story also ran on CNN. It can be republished for free.
Theyâre calling for federal health authorities to relax visitation restrictions in long-term care institutions, replacing guidance thatâs been in place since September. And they want both federal and state authorities to grant special status to âessential caregiversâ â family members or friends who provide critically important hands-on care â so they have the opportunity to tend to relatives in need.
Dr Judith Graham, Deborah Campbell and Jon Sass have all made Lincolnshire proud with their inclusion on the New Year Honours 2021 list.
A nurse on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic, an Environment Agency flood hero and a windmill restorer were among the Lincolnshire people honoured in the New Year Honours 2021 list.
A long list of people from across the country were honoured for a variety of achievements, including contribution to the COVID-19 response.
The Cabinet Office publicly announced the full list late in the evening on Wednesday, December 30, but had provided details of three Lincolnshire winners, who
The Lincolnite spoke with to get their reaction.