Relative success in B.C. is fuelling demands from families who now want to ease one particular COVID-19 measure: the ban on visits, which has been in place since March
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That’s why Mr. Paterson and others are anxious to check in with relatives who are in care. He says Mr. Hampshire, who is 88, seems to have changed since their in-person visits ended. “I do notice he is slipping mentally, and he wonders why I’m not there.” But he cautioned, the pandemic risk has not gone away. “Every time there’s an outbreak in long-term care, the risk is very high.” Sixty-five of B.C.'s COVID-19 deaths were clustered in just four care homes.Mr. Dix accepts that there will be missteps and that he will face questions in the future about today’s decisions. But he is quick to point out that B.C. was better-placed to protect its seniors because the work done to improve care standards began long before COVID-19 arrived in B.C.
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