In Japan’s homes for elderly, coronavirus tests limits of overworked caregivers

At the elder home in Tokyo, Japan, where Yoshimu works, the coronavirus has stretched already tight staffing, leaving residents to sometimes sit longer in soiled diapers or to steal food from one another.“Everything’s slower. If feeding them takes longer, then things like toileting are delayed,” said 27-year-old Yoshimu, who declined to give her last name because of the sensitivity of the issue. “We really try not to make them wait but sometimes their diapers can leak.”With the coronavirus…

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