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Long-term-care residents are facing unprecedented loneliness and depression
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23 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2022
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Guest: Moira Welsh, investigative reporter and author of the book "Happily Ever Older" In the latest Omicron wave, many long-term care homes have had to go into lockdown, forcing residents back into social isolation. But there's an added staffing crisis as well. With their caregivers and health workers burnt out, leaving for good or sick themselves, older people are losing their essential support systems and residents are facing unprecedented loneliness and depression. Investigative reporter Moira Welsh explains what it's been like for the emotional health of the residents in some of those homes.
Released:
Feb 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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