Through the nursing home glass, here is how residents visit with family in the time of coronavirus
By Moira Welsh
Before COVID-19, many residents were settled into the trusting routine of eating and dressing with the familiar face of a loved one. Without their presence, Dr. Samir Sinha believes many residents and hospital patients will now feel lost, leading to agitation, depression or even delirium, an acute state of confusion. A non-essential visit actually is an essential visit when (a relative) is the only person that they will allow to feed them or to dress them.