Here's how two Ontarians answered, “Should I bring my parent home?”
Both tools contain common pros and cons to removal, as well as questions about the senior’s care needs and how well COVID-19 can be prevented wherever they stay.A page from the long-term care home's decision aid. Research on the decision-making aids was contributed by The Ottawa Hospital , the University of Ottawa, the Champlain Local Health Integration Network and the National Institute of Ageing, Ottawa Matters reports.
“What are you going to do, if you have children at home who may be asymptomatic carriers?” he raises as another issue. “People are well-intentioned and we all want the best for our seniors, but in a pandemic we need tailored solutions.” “In a care home, there’s activities, group meals, people to interact with, and people to check on your emotional welfare. That’s hugely important,” she said. “It’s distressing. [Keeping him in the care home is] not an option that we can feel wildly confident about because of the lack of information. But what choice do we have?”Atherley doesn’t talk to her father every day, as arranging communication has been challenging.
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