Solidarity with seniors during the pandemic

Brut America

This is a difficult time for everyone — particularly seniors. Here’s how people around the world are ensuring their vulnerable older people are taken care of during the pandemic.

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00:00What we're trying to do is make sure that the seniors have a safe location to shop because

00:27it becomes a madhouse after a certain time.

00:29So the first hour we've given to them as seniors only.

00:33We try and have the store spotless before they come in.

00:36They are the target of this virus and so we're trying to work as strong as we can.

00:59What we do is people are able to submit requests online for grocery delivery, pharmaceutical

01:16deliveries, whatever it is that they need from outside if they don't want to go out.

01:20And we send a volunteer to pick it up for them.

01:21We make sure to minimize physical contact so all money is slid under the door, the groceries

01:25are left outside, they're sanitized before they're left.

01:29But we also want to keep that social aspect so we have volunteers call the people, check

01:33in with them, confirm their order and then say, hey, how's your day going?

01:36How are you doing?

01:37I think what's extraordinary about what you're doing, Liam, is that it's focusing on really

01:43neighbor to neighbor.

01:45And I think that unfortunately a crisis like this very often brings out the very best.

02:01I can't shake your hand, but I like to, am I?

02:04You're not allowed to, no.

02:06So tell me, you spent your pocket money on all of this?

02:09Yes.

02:10How much did it cost you?

02:12About a fortune.

02:30How did you come up with this idea?

02:41We were not allowed to visit the senior citizens in the beginning of the year.

02:48Of course, if you don't let them visit, the senior citizens will be a little unhappy.

02:53This machine has a viewing function so that relatives can communicate face-to-face without

03:00having to be in front of them.

03:11Happy birthday, dear Wendy!

03:15Happy birthday to you!

03:19You can't go inside to see her because she's quarantined in.

03:37Oh, I think my daughter Annette, too.

03:39They're all there.

03:40Yeah.

03:41Yeah.

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