If I may, Mr. Chair, I would like to reiterate Ms. Newman's comments. Seniors living in rural areas often lose their autonomy more quickly because their relatives live in cities that are not anywhere near them. Seniors live alone in their home or in a seniors residence. They have no access to the Internet and are left on their own.
We'll see what happens after the pandemic, but based on current Quebec statistics, 50% of people living in a CHSLD are never visited by their relatives or friends. Of the remaining 50%, only 25% receive occasional visits, at times like Christmas, Mother's Day or Easter. The farther apart they are without any family members nearby, the more isolated and less autonomous they become.