My niece told me a few minutes ago that the assisted living facility where my oldest brother's wife lives has lost quite a few residents. It's not because of getting covid-19, but because of people leaving due to the limits resulting from the lockdown.
From what I understand, the residents haven't been permitted to leave their rooms since early March except for limited group activities. They used to sit and eat together in the great room where they could also watch tv, talk, put puzzles together, read, ..., but that is not allowed now.
Because of my oldest brother's funeral on Monday, his wife is now in a 14 day quarantine within the facility.
The sooner we can get past this outbreak, the better. I'm afraid, though, that with the great resistance for many people to take personal responsibility for anything, such restrictions are going to be around a while.
From what I understand, the residents haven't been permitted to leave their rooms since early March except for limited group activities. They used to sit and eat together in the great room where they could also watch tv, talk, put puzzles together, read, ..., but that is not allowed now.
Because of my oldest brother's funeral on Monday, his wife is now in a 14 day quarantine within the facility.
The sooner we can get past this outbreak, the better. I'm afraid, though, that with the great resistance for many people to take personal responsibility for anything, such restrictions are going to be around a while.