Is it depression? Does dad need reminders to eat? Family seeks answers to father’s 22 pound weight loss in retirement home
By Moira Welsh
Dr. Samir Sinha, said homes’ interpretation of government directives, or their additional rules, can have an adverse impact on fragile seniors. “There is a saying we have that is called ‘good policy, bad practice,’ ” Sinha said. “The challenge I am seeing here with my patients living in retirement homes is that there is no policy that says in a home without an outbreak communal dining is not allowed. I’ve seen homes isolating seniors in their rooms when there is no reason to.”