COVID in the House of Old: Recent Episodes
Megan Davies
COVID-19 made Canada the ultimate grim reaper among the nations of the Global North. Why? Because 82% of our first-wave deaths were vulnerable elderly residents of long-term care facilities.
And, yes, you do need to know more about this.
Reviewing the pandemic’s first 20 months, and delving into a cornucopia of eldercare issues, host Megan J. Davies talks to an eclectic cast of characters: a journalist who set out to keep a tally of the deaths and ended up a Go-Fund-Me star, a nurse in charge of infection control at Toronto’s largest public care facility, a resident who rebelled against being shut inside, a gerontologist who was born in an old age home, a sociologist who has spent a decade searching for the best in eldercare, and a public artist committed to moving grief out of the Kleenex box and into the community.
COVID in the House of Old presents Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home, a four part series that takes a deep dive into the unique place that is the Wikwemikong Nursing Home.
The fourth and final episode of this series breaks down the history of how the nursing home came to be and looks forward to the new elder lodge currently being built.
Over four episodes hosts Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi will guide you through interviews with residents, staff, family members, and community members. The episodes will explore: daily life in the nursing home, how Indigenous culture is worked into the home, the home's experience during COVID, and the history and future of the nursing home.
Hosted by Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi
Produced, edited, and recorded by Kohen Hammond
Thank you again to the Wikwemikong drumming group for letting us use their music in this episode.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COVID in the House of Old presents Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home, a four part series that takes a deep dive into the unique place that is the Wikwemikong Nursing Home.
Episode 3 tells the story of how the home dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic and hears first hand accounts of the outbreak.
Over four episodes hosts Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi will guide you through interviews with residents, staff, family members, and community members. The episodes will explore: daily life in the nursing home, how Indigenous culture is worked into the home, the home's experience during COVID, and the history and future of the nursing home.
Hosted by Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi
Produced, edited, and recorded by Kohen Hammond
Thank you again to the Matthew for letting us use his performance of the bear song in this episode
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COVID in the House of Old presents Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home, a four part series that takes a deep dive into the unique place that is the Wikwemikong Nursing Home.
Episode 2 of the series explores the culture and care in the home and what it means to be an Indigenous nursing home.
Over four episodes hosts Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi will guide you through interviews with residents, staff, family members, and community members. The episodes will explore: daily life in the nursing home, how Indigenous culture is worked into the home, the home's experience during COVID, and the history and future of the nursing home.
Hosted by Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi
Produced, edited, and recorded by Kohen Hammond
Thank you again to the Wikwemikong Drumming group for letting us record and use their music in this episode.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COVID in the House of Old presents Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home, a four part series that takes a deep dive into the unique place that is the Wikwemikong Nursing Home.
Episode 1 of the series introduces us to the nursing home and gives us insight into what daily life entails for residents, staff, and family members.
Over four episodes hosts Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi will guide you through interviews with residents, staff, family members, and community members. The episodes will explore: daily life in the nursing home, how Indigenous culture is worked into the home, the home's experience during COVID, and the history and future of the nursing home.
Hosted by Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi
Produced, edited, and recorded by Kohen Hammond
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COVID in the House of Old presents Stories from Wikwemikong Nursing Home, a four part series that takes a deep dive into the unique place that is the Wikwemikong Nursing Home.
Over four episodes hosts Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi will guide you through interviews with residents, staff, family members, and community members. The episodes will explore: daily life in the nursing home, how Indigenous culture is worked into the home, the home's experience during COVID, and the history and future of the nursing home.
Episode 1 releases on June 21st 2024.
Hosted by Megan Davies and Darrel Manitowabi
Produced, edited, and recorded by Kohen Hammond
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COVID in the House of Old returns with a new podcast all about Christie Gardens, a retirement and care home located in Toronto, Ontario. A wide collection of interviews with staff, residents, and family members tell the story of Christie Gardens. With host, Megan Davies, this upcoming episode will explore the history of the home, how it dealt with the pandemic, and the importance of memory work.
Hosted by Megan Davies
Produced, edited, and recorded by Kohen Hammond
Music by Kohen Hammond
A huge thank you to Christie Gardens for inviting COVID in the House of Old in to record these stories. As well a special thank you to the Christie Gardens Foundation for their support of this episode.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COVID in the House of Old returns with a new podcast all about Christie Gardens a retirement and care home located in Toronto, Ontario. A wide collection of interviews with staff, residents, and family members tell the story of Christie Gardens. With host, Megan Davies, this upcoming episode will explore the history of the home, how it dealt with the pandemic, and the importance of memory work.
Hosted by Megan Davies
Produced by Kohen Hammond
Music by Kohen Hammond
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COVID in the house of old has spent the last five episodes looking at how eldercare failed Canadian seniors in the COVID-19 pandemic and how a history of privatization, austerity, and neglect allowed that to happen. This episode looks at the future of eldercare. Is there a better way to provide care to some of the most vulnerable populations in Canada?
Hosted by Megan Davies. Music by Ferron and Hiroki Tanaka
How do we make sense of the profound levels of grief brought on by the horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic? This episode talks to artists and academics to dive into grief and how we can memorialize those we've lost.
Hosted by Megan Davies
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Music by Hiroki Tanaka
COVID in the House of old episode 4 takes a closer look at care both in eldercare and more broadly. Through decades of neglect and privatization the long term care system has made it extremely difficult to provide good care.
Music: Tom Upjohn and Mara Nesrallah
COVID-19 showed to Canadians the complete lack of rights that exist in eldercare but these issues have been here long before COVID.
Website Music: Kieran Smyth+Mingjia Chen
Few understand how the colonial heritage of the English workhouse imposes itself on today’s eldercare residences. British colonizers brought the punitive workhouse model to Canada where it rests alongside insane asylums, prisons, and residential schools. Eventually turning into age old homes.
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Music: Kohen Hammond and Harold Camacho
COVID-19 made Canada the ultimate grim reaper among the nations of the Global North.
Why? Because 82% of our first-wave deaths were vulnerable elderly residents of long-term care facilities. And, yes, you do need to know more about this.
Reviewing the pandemic’s first 20 months, and delving into a cornucopia of eldercare issues.
Website
Music: Hiroki Tanaka
Reviewing the pandemic’s first 20 months, and delving into a broad spectrum of eldercare issues, host Megan J. Davies talks to an eclectic cast of characters: a journalist who set out to keep a tally of the deaths, a nurse in charge of infection control at Toronto’s largest public care facility, a resident who rebelled against being shut inside, and a public artist committed to moving grief out of the Kleenex box and into the community.