December 27, 2020 – Global News

Visit restrictions amid COVID-19 caused ‘spike in depression’ in long-term care homes

By Camille Bains

The National Institute on Ageing said families in British Columbia are enduring the most restrictive visitation policies compared with long-term care homes anywhere else in the country. The institute has issued guidelines to support the reopening of care homes to family caregivers and visitors, even during outbreaks.