PANDEMIC 12 - The Most Dangerous Story
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Support us at commonspodcast.com   In the final episode in our series about the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis in long-term care, we’re going to tell you a different kind of story. A story of hope. About how the people we treat as disposable, can have lives of joy and dignity. And about one place where they were given exactly that.   COMMONS: Pandemic is currently focusing on how COVID-19 is affecting long-term care in Canada. Featured in this episode: Moira Welsh (Toronto Star), Mary Connell    To learn more: “The Fix” by Moira Welsh in The Toronto Star “To Fix Long-Term Care, Homes Must See Residents As People, Not Patients” by Sherina Harris in HuffPost “We Must Do More To Protect People With Dementia” by André Picard in The Globe and Mail   Additional music from Audio Network “I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor” by Chris Zabriskie, adapted.   Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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