The decision to pull loved ones out of nursing homes when the pandemic hit was a great alternative — for those who could afford it
Every night since March 2020, Brianna Grech has ended her day the same way: She tucks in her two children and then descends the stairs to her basement, where she tucks in her 70-year-old mother. The two say their prayers together before turning out the lights.
Irma Welsch, who suffers from a rare brain disease called progressive supranuclear palsy, is at home with Grech now — because Grech couldn’t bear the thought of losing more of their limited time together during the coronavirus pandemic, and pulled Welsch out of her assisted living facility.
