Dr. Susan Wehry, chief of geriatrics at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, will kick off the conference with a presentation titled: "Patienthood to Personhood."
Dr. Susan Wehry, chief of geriatrics at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, will kick off the conference with a presentation titled: "Patienthood to Personhood."
Dr. Susan Wehry, chief of geriatrics at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, will kick off the conference with a presentation titled: "Patienthood to Personhood."
Dr. Susan Wehry, chief of geriatrics at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, will kick off the conference with a presentation titled: "Patienthood to Personhood."
Office Visit: Safe visitation critical to care
David Holden
Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been many horrible after-effects. Most would agree, one of the worst was how residents of long-term care facilities suffered unmercifully without loved ones by their side.
COVID-19 was unforgiving toward our state’s most vulnerable population. Residents of long-term care facilities found themselves locked in with nothing but a pane of glass casting a window to the world, friends and family members.
On the front end of the pandemic, “no-visitor” policies were instituted to mitigate spread and save lives, but no one could forecast the damage it would expel on the mental health of everyone involved.