Social distancing and other measures have been in place in the Netherlands since 16 March.
WASSENAAR, Netherlands - A Dutch home for people with dementia has crafted a visiting cabin so that residents can safely meet with family or friends despite the coronavirus outbreak - separated only by a wall of glass.
Outfitted with comfortable chairs, a tea table, and a speaker system, the cabin makes life a little less lonely for residents and their families at a difficult time. "It can be a little overwhelming at first for people to see, for instance, their father or mother, after three and a half weeks," director Willem Holleman of Claris Zorgroep said.Residents are brought to the cabin in the garden of the home in Wassenaar for an appointment, while visitors enter from a path on the other side.
"Once they're inside there are two emotions. First a tear, a sort of happy sorrow -- that feeling," Holleman said.
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