{"id":19388,"date":"2020-09-12T16:29:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=19388"},"modified":"2020-09-12T16:31:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:31:33","slug":"batavia-fed-up-with-the-isolated-living-conditions-inside-nursing-homes-families-protest-keeping-residents-in-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/09\/12\/batavia-fed-up-with-the-isolated-living-conditions-inside-nursing-homes-families-protest-keeping-residents-in-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/ Fed up with the isolated living conditions inside nursing homes, families protest keeping residents in lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VOZSIQTjrNI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends and family members concerned about lack of visitation with their family members inside nursing homes held a protest in front of Batavia City Hall on Saturday morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over a dozen people held signs pleading with the powers that be to allow them to visit loved ones locked down in nursing home facilities since March, the beginning of the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;My mom is in a nursing home in Buffalo, and we have not been able to see each other in six months, I mean I see her through the window. She also attempted suicide two weeks ago because she is lonely and does not want to live like this anymore,&#8221; says protester Laura Coriddi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizers Beverly Noody and Dana Kelley met each other during a window visit with their families outside of Premier Genesee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two quickly became friends, sharing their stories, Beverly&#8217;s mom in the Skilled Nursing Facility and Dana&#8217;s Father in Genesee Senior Living. After many Zoom meetings with others around the country dealing with the same lockdowns at nursing homes, they decided to organize a protest about the harsh living conditions that seniors have been placed in . Leaving them in isolation and lockdown, suffering from loneliness and depression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;March 10th was the last day I saw my mother,&#8221; says organizer Beverly Noody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;She has since been moved from assisted living to skilled nursing, I don&#8217;t know any of the staff, I have never seen her room , I don&#8217;t know anyone that works there, I don&#8217;t know her roommate, because I haven&#8217;t seen her.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some say they are considering applying for jobs at the facilities to be able to see their family member. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t quit my job and go to work there, but am considering working there on weekends, Mary did it in Florida, maybe that&#8217;s what we need to do here,&#8221; says Coriddi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends and family members concerned about lack of visitation with their family members inside nursing homes held a protest in front of Batavia City Hall on Saturday morning. 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