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Current LTC visitor policies remain overly restrictive, cause harm to well-being of residents led by by Dr. Nathan Stall, geriatrician and researcher at Sinai Health System and NIA associate fellow, Dr. Allison McGeer, infectious disease specialist at Sinai Health System, and Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the NIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current LTC visitor policies remain overly restrictive, cause harm to well-being of residents led by by Dr. Nathan Stall, geriatrician and researcher at Sinai Health System and NIA associate fellow, Dr. Allison McGeer, infectious disease specialist at Sinai Health System, and Dr. Samir Sinha, director of health policy research at the NIA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2087,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"image":"\"July","link":"https:\/\/qa.yourwebsitebuild.com\/nia\/media-releases\/nia-releases-guidance-to-support-a-risk-balanced-reopening-of-canadian-long-term-care-homes-for-visitors-and-family-caregivers\/","target":"","category":"

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