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Isolation may be a greater risk than COVID-19 for residents of Canada’s nursing homes

COVID-19

Canada’s nursing homes were hit especially hard by the coronavirus. To protect residents, provincial governments issued lockdown measures and shut out families. But some experts argue that confinement and isolation can do more harm than good.

Health care bill impact on elder care

Global Politics

Listener Letters

East of Eden

The World

Emerging Health Note/Nursing Home Sleep

The World

Health Note/ Nursing Home Sleep

Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports on research looking into ways to help nursing home patients get a better night’s sleep.

The World

Health reform: helping pay the costs of elder care?

Lifestyle & Belief

We’re talking about the costs of caring for Grandma, and whether they’re going to get any cheaper with health care reform. The CLASS ACT ? short for ‘Community Living Assistance Services and Support’ ? is a section of the Senate’s health care bill.