Saskatchewan seniors shouldn’t be isolated any longer because of COVID-19, according to advocates for the older population.
The government has stopped trying to control the spread of COVID-19 in the community and lifted nearly all restrictions in the province. But seniors living in care facilities still face potential lockdowns.
Seniors’ advocates say this isn’t fair.
“The isolation and loneliness has truly been the hardest part for residents,” said Kathleen Spatt, who is president for Saskatchewan’s chapter of the Canadian Association for Retired Persons. Seniors are most vulnerable to the virus and have faced lockdowns where they couldn’t see their loved ones for weeks at a time because of COVID-19
