Much has been lost this past year because of the pandemic but Friday at one senior assisted living facility there was a reminder of something we might have taken for granted, the power of a hug.“It's ...

Residents at Belgian nursing home "Le Jardin de Picardie" enjoy hugs and cuddle through a wall made with plastic sheets to protect against potential COVID-19 infection in Peruwelz Residents at Belgian ...

At Jefferson’s Ferry, a nonprofit lifecare retirement community on Long Island, NY, we’ve devoted ourselves to “Embraceable You” — a program exploring the power of touch. Research has shown that human ...

WINDSOR, Colorado — When it comes to love, Peggy Budai never imagined it would come to this. "A sheet of plastic, which is basically painter's sheeting with arm holes in it with sleeves put together ...

WINDSOR, Colorado — When it comes to love, Peggy Budai never imagined it would come to this. "A sheet of plastic, which is basically painter's sheeting with arm holes in it with sleeves put together ...

PALO ALTO (KPIX) -- We usually gauge our success battling the pandemic using infection rates and vaccination numbers but Wednesday in Palo Alto, there was a more human indicator of progress in the ...

PERUWELZ, Belgium (Reuters) – Residents of a Belgian retirement home are able to soothe the pain of social distancing measures imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic by embracing their loved ones through a ...