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Losing Ground during Covid-19

Dementia Caregivers’ Shifting Perceptions of Place

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ID21344120
AuthorsStephanie Mason (Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada), Katie Aubrecht (0000-0002-8948-275X, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Year2023
Volume57
Issue1
Pages20-39
Publication date2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Canadian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9495 • E-ISSN: 1911-0251
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcs-2022-0027
OpenAlexW4318240349
LanguageEN
References cited18

In the wake of COVID-19, Canadian federal and provincial governments implemented gathering restrictions to prevent or limit its spread. These restrictions significantly impacted where Canadians spend their time, how they do so and with whom. Prior to the pandemic, people living with dementia (PLWD) and the family members, friends, and neighbours who support their care already encountered physical, health, and social challenges relating to participation in private and public places. Under pandemic conditions, these challenges were magnified and contributed to differences in the ways community was understood and practiced. A rapid research project in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, exploring COVID-19-related changes to community-based dementia care supports and services highlighted changes toward places of residence, public places, and virtual settings through interviews with unpaid caregivers of PLWD. Findings demonstrated a shift in activities and experiences associated with places during COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown measures. From what home means to community places and virtual places, this article considers the ways in which COVID-19 restrictions and measures are redefining the meanings and significance of places for unpaid caregivers of PLWD in the province of Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Dementia · Disease · Geography · Nova scotia · Pandemic · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Residence · Sociology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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