An Ottawa couple has had to live in separate care facilities for 19 months, despite their children's efforts to reunite them, which one doctor calls a 'human tragedy'.
Gwen and John celebrate their wedding anniversary in the summer of 2021. This was the first of two anniversaries, thus far, where they've lived apart.
The couple had been living at Portobello Manor in Orléans until June 2021. At that point, John had been leaving the residence — sometimes in the middle of the night — and needed to be moved to Perley Health for his care.
"I think there should be some room … to reunite people who have been married for decades. There's a physical [care] need, but there's also a mental need and I think that needs to be addressed," she said. Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network in Toronto, said spousal reunification has continually moved down the priority list in the long-term care admission system.
"While spousal reunification takes a bit more priority over people who just generally want to transfer … they're bumped lower down on the current waiting list by people who are in crisis," he said. The agency said its teams continue to work with patients and their families to "find and offer creative solutions to bring spouses closer together."
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