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Seniors’ centre lockdowns distressing
In dealing with the pandemic, authorities’ priority has been to protect physical health. Practices harmful to psychological wellbeing have become common, especially in seniors’ facilities. When COVID-19 cases have appeared, residents have been confined to their buildings, sometimes to their rooms for weeks on end. Contact with family and friends is eliminated. Phone, Zoom or Skype calls, or waves through windows can hardly compensate for situations that often resemble solitary confinement.
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These practices have unquestionably been necessary. Whenever COVID-19 gains a foothold in such a facility, the results are tragic. But the price has been steep. Psychological problems, such as apathy and depression, among residents have no doubt increased dramatically.