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Originally Posted by tweeked
My mother is 84, in a nursing home with advanced dementia. The only thing she can remember is her children. Yet to protect her we are not allowed to see her, so she spends most of her time in her room by herself.
I know what she wants, but our government is "protecting" her so she can last as long as possible locked in her room.
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and in the next room beside your mother's there will probably be another 84 year old who has no mental decline, is fully aware of what's going on and appreciates visitors being locked out. You visiting your mother puts everyone else at that home at risk. So what's the answer? Is there a solution that suits everyone? Probably not unfortunately.
Edited to add: You could probably pull your mother out of the nursing home and care for her at your home during the pandemic. If all she remembers is her children and that makes her happy, perhaps that's a good compromise for you to be able to see her this year but not risk the rest of the residents at the home?