Hornet
Known Reviewer
The LTC facilities have not had 100% of the residents get infected with coronavirus. Additionally, there are new variants so the vaccine efficacy is based on the original variant. So “re-infection” isn’t really an applicable statement.If they are fully vaccinated then to keep them glassed indoors is tantamount to senior cruelty. They have a 0.11% risk of re infection per the latest study results.
As for a glass bubble, think of it more like a solarium and you had to talk through the glass. I had to drop off some care packages and it’s really not that bad of a setup as the guest sit outside on chairs and the seniors are wheeled into the solarium. It’s not a Thai massage parlour fishbowl.
Not sure if you’ve ever been in a seniors home but there are different types with different range in amenities and services. Some are independent living and those are like apartments with living rooms, a kitchenette, separate bedroom, maybe they even have a balcony. These will be marketed as a Seniors community. Assisted living is in the middle where some help is needed. Nursing Homes are for elderly that need a lot of help dressing, bathing, getting dressed, ec. Some residents are completely bed ridden where as others are in a wheelchair or use a walker. Few are independently mobile. The rooms are just a powered bed, dresser with tv, a chair and a bathroom. Walking the halls in these you’ll pass a few rooms where you get a whiff of someone who shat themselves.