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elderly woman embracing dog

Dogs ease pandemic isolation for nursing home residents

Source: AP News

Most nursing homes haven’t been admitting visitors during the pandemic. Dogs have become a welcomed distraction to lift elderly peoples’ spirits while they remain isolated.

This entry was posted in A Matter of Life or Death, Dealing with Disaster, Responses to Change and tagged Current Events, People on February 1, 2021 by Jessica Volkening-Hayes.

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