Essential Visitor

• B.C. families call for further relaxation of restrictions in long-term care

  B.C. implemented changes Tuesday that guarantee all residents of long-term care at least one visitor, even if there is an outbreak.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2022
  
• Okanagan senior desperate to be deemed an ‘essential’ visitor so she can visit husband in care home

  Audrey Kowalchuk's 88-year-old husband lives at Cottonwoods Extended Care Home, and half an hour a week is all she's allowed as his "designated" visitor.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2021
  
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• Disability advocates warned B.C. health officials for weeks about COVID-19 hospital restrictions

  Global News has obtained e-mails between a working group of advocates and senior officials from B.C.'s Ministry of Health that show the back-and-forth correspondence spanning a number of weeks.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2020
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• Disability advocates say B.C.’s woman’s death shows need for clearer COVID-19 policy

  Ariis Knight died alone in hospital after her support staff were denied access. Advocates say the language on essential hospital visitors during the pandemic needs to be more clear.

  Apr 26, 2020
• B.C. woman with disability dies alone in hospital due to COVID-19 visitor restrictions

  "She was never given the opportunity to have someone speak up for her in her time of need," said Ariis Knight's brother.

  Apr 24, 2020