ABSTRACT
Most studies on COVID-19 and ageing are primarily concerned with analysing the issue from a medical science perspective, as ageing itself is an important risk factor for severe illness and death due to COVID-19. However, it must be remembered that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, in addition to its profound and still unfolding health effects, also leaves its mark on the daily functioning of older people, both socially and emotionally. In a situation of compulsory isolation, a group particularly vulnerable to loss of meaning and existential comfort are older adults living in social care facilities. In this chapter we would like to share with our readers the opinions of the residents of such facilities regarding their personal experiences of living everyday life in the reality of the coronavirus pandemic.
