Jody Vance said her heart skipped a beat when she got an unexpected phone call from the long-term care facility where her elderly father lives. Vance got the shot because staff at the long-term care facility in Delta, B.C., declared her an "essential" visitor for her 82-year-old father. Visiting loved ones in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic often means no physical contact. But unlike Vance, Patsicakis said she has not been deemed essential by her mom's long-term care facility. The National Institute on Ageing said families in British Columbia are enduring the most restrictive long-term care home visitation policies in the country.

Source: CBC News January 24, 2021 09:00 UTC