As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength
Need for rehabilitative services rises as lockdown leaves many seniors in rapid physical decline
Ronald Lundquist, 87, has been active all his life. So, he wasn’t prepared for what happened when he stopped going out during the COVID-19 pandemic and spent most of his time, inactive, at home.
“I found it hard to get up and get out of bed,” said Lundquist, who lives with his wife of 67 years in Palm Springs, California. “I just wanted to lay around. I lost my desire to do things.”
Physically, Lundquist noticed that getting up out of a chair was difficult, as was getting into and out of his car. “I was praying ‘Lord, give me some strength.’ I kind of felt, ‘I’m on my way out I’m not going to make it,’” he said.
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