Covid-19: better care for the elderly in nursing homes
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The staff of the nursing homes were able to learn from the first wave and improve the care of the elderly (illustrative image).
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By: Aram Mbengue
5 mins
Particularly affected by the coronavirus, several thousand elderly people died during the first wave of the pandemic, especially in retirement homes.
But, even if the current situation in these establishments is certainly worrying with more than 11,000 deaths already, it is not as brutal as last spring.
Nursing home staff were able to learn from the first wave and improve the care of seniors.
Our journalist went to the Léopold Bellan nursing home, located in Magnanville, in the Paris region.
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