Grandparents have been waiting for months for public health officials to relax restrictions on visits from their grandchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As society slowly begins to reopen and provinces introduce new rules for family gatherings, health experts say now's not the time to start visiting our most at-risk sector of the population.
Tuite says that's evidence that the pandemic is still in its first wave, at least in Ontario, and residents there will need to take a more cautious approach. "In different locations that haven't seen cases in weeks, you might be a little bit more comfortable interacting with grandparents than in the where we know that there's still significant community transmission happening."
Anastasia Assuras, a registered psychotherapist in Toronto, says being a grandparent can also provide a sense of structure in the lives of older adults. Madan says regular virtual visits, rather than in-person, can help -- for those who have the technological capabilities, at least. Not being able to figure out technology can cause frustration for some older adults, however, and Assuras said that could lead to anger and a need for an outlet to express that.
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