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eva writes stuff's avatar

Oh, my. Moral injury for all....residents, family, cnas, LPNs, rns, docs, pt and ot, dietary. This is worse than heartbreaking: it's soul killing.

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I've had several family members in long term care land, also worked in one in my younger days. You really did it justice with this substack. It broke my heart from the beginning of the lockouts as to what existence was for the residents and staff. Family visits are critical and what our leadership did was criminal. Until you've spent 24 hours with someone in a ltc facility, it's difficult to understand how those hours can drag when the losses play back in memories and dreams. You seem so well attuned to your residents and they're blessed to have you, especially with the hopelessness that the coronapanic induced. To families and friends, visit as much as you possibly can as it makes all the difference to the residents.

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