April 26, 2021 - CBC News
Care home checkup: 14 of 15 surveyed by CBC have cut visiting hours due to pandemic
Visits from loved ones are a critical component to the wellbeing of personal care home residents, according to Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing.
"That real limiting of family access has really created a heightened level of social isolation. It's increased issues such as depression, worsening dementia. And we've actually seen as a result an increase in the amount of anti-psychotic and antidepressant prescribing in these environments," Dr. Sinha said.