It takes two to tango

By Miriam Verhage, Lucia Thielman, Lieke de Kock and Jolanda Lindenberg

This article is part of the series: The Age of COVID-19

This post draws on findings from a phone-based qualitative interview project in the Netherlands. During April 2020, we interviewed 59 seniors about their experiences during the COVID-19 crisis and their views on the portrayal of senior adults in the national media. The participants were between the age of 54 and 95 (M=75), living throughout the Netherlands, both independently and in …

Lectures

July 20, 2020

In and outside the nursing home: On the (im)possibilities of meaningful contact while being held apart

By Natashe Lemos Dekker, Laura Vermeulen and Jeannette Pols

This article is part of the series: The Age of COVID-19

Ben (77) wrote this poem when he became unable to visit his wife Lise in the nursing home where she lived, expressing the loss and desperation of suddenly and indefinitely being held apart. As part of the measures taken in the Netherlands to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a visit ban had been imposed on nursing homes. Apart from staff, …

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It takes two to tango

In and outside the nursing home: On the (im)possibilities of meaningful contact while being held apart