dialysis in the comfort of her bed at a retirement home in Toronto’s west end amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Typically, Benedict would have to leave her home, where she feels safe, to travel to Humber River Hospital three times a week for treatment.“It is difficult because it is out of your habits.
You have to get up at a certain time. You have to wait for the bus to come,” said Benedict. Long-term care facilities are the only option for many.