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DUBLIN, Calif. (KGO) A Dublin nonprofit came up with a perfect solution to provide seniors with moments of levity and companionship. For 10 months, senior care and hospice facilities have been closed to visitors to stop the spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable populations. Hope Hospice shutdown their volunteer program on March 16, 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Since then, seniors and patients living with dementia are not able to have any family visitors, pet therapy, and other volunteer services. Unfortunately, with the onset of COVID we have noticed an increase in social isolation especially with our living with dementia patients There is a lot of fear, there s a lot of confusion, and there s a lot of agitation along with the loneliness, said Gia Barsell, Manager of Dementia Services and Community Education. Not only do they have a difficult time understanding what is going on when we try to explain to them why their loved ones can t see them. Also, they tend to be es ....