Seniors Express Mixed Feelings Over COVID-19

Tara Clow March 19, 2020 1:22 pm Last Updated on February 7, 2026 4:28 pm

Many seniors are feeling the effects of COVID-19.

They are in a high risk category and social distancing, is especially important.

Executive Director for the Coalition for Seniors Cecile Cassista says one of their big concerns is social time, “They’re not able to mingle down in the common room and have their coffee breaks together. Some of them are feeling frustrated.”

For those living on their own, there are feelings of loneliness, if they don’t have family living in the area.

Cassista says there are organizations who have said they can assist if there are seniors in need of groceries, including the Riverview Lions Club and the Seniors Round Table.

Others she has spoken to, say they are quite content, to sit in their suite, “They tell me, I’ve been through worse than this,” Cassista says.

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.