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While some nursing homes have taken very restrictive measures, others are trying to keep their doors open. In Tourcoing (North), activities were maintained during the holidays, and visits are authorized.
In an Ehpad in Tourcoing (North), all activities were maintained during the end of the year holiday period. The residents rejoice. “As long as we find our freedom, that’s the main thing. A freedom in a calm situation in relation to the disease, to the pandemic which we always talk about”, considers Pierre De Beer, resident. Visits are also permitted. Thérèse Masson, 87, will even be able to leave the residence for Christmas. “She is all alone mom, she is depressed, so she has to participate, that she sees people”, confides his daughter, Bénédicte Fournier.
“As long as I do, I like to have a little visit, not too much, but still live”, says Thérèse Masson. The objective of the end-of-year protocol in nursing homes is to protect residents, without isolating them. “[Ce sont] really protective measures, but we have to learn to live, unfortunately, with this virus “, considers Dorothée Poignant, the director of the establishment. The latter in particular recommends that residents be tested after New Year’s Eve. Of the 562 nursing homes in Hauts-de-France, 25 are currently affected by cases of Covid-19, or less than 5%.