When a Pandemic Makes You Feel Like an Inmate
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Mark, 82, moved into assisted living a month ago, just before the coronavirus pandemic. He needed more help than could be provided in his home by his daughter. He also wanted his daughter to have the opportunity to go back to work full-time, as he knew she really wanted to do. The decision seemed like a good one at the time. Yet, now he’s in worse shape than before mentally, not physically, due to loneliness
and isolation.
Since Mark moved into assisted living, the coronavirus pandemic has made everyone extra cautious. He is glad for this, because older adults, as well as people with compromised immune systems and those with underlying chronic medical conditions, seem to be at higher risk of developing serious, life-threatening complications from the coronavirus. However, Mark’s children haven’t been able to visit him and
residents are in isolation in their rooms. Mark feels like a lonely inmate. His children are concerned because loneliness kills a lot of people, too. If coronavirus doesn’t kill seniors, will loneliness be the culprit?
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