id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-272772-zqmychmr Stall, Nathan M. Finding the Right Balance: An Evidence-Informed Guidance Document to Support the Re-Opening of Canadian Nursing Homes to Family Caregivers and Visitors during the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-08-03 .txt text/plain 4438 257 51 Canada, and regions across the country begin phased re-openings, experts and advocates have 24 grown increasingly concerned that subsequent visiting policies and family caregiver access to 25 nursing home settings remain overly restrictive, causing substantial and potentially irreversible 26 harm to the health and wellbeing of residents. 4 A more balanced approach is needed that both 27 prevents the introduction of COVID-19 into nursing homes, but also allows family caregivers 28 and visitors to provide much needed contact, support and care to residents, to maintain their 29 overall health and wellbeing. These recommendations 68 focus on family caregivers and general visitors rather than essential support workers and nursing 69 home staff, and are made with the acknowledgement that the approach to visiting may need to be 70 dynamic based on the community prevalence of COVID-19. ./cache/cord-272772-zqmychmr.txt ./txt/cord-272772-zqmychmr.txt