Family Caregiving Advice Column
Can Mom Safely Celebrate Halloween?
QUESTION: "Halloween is coming, and it is one of the great pleasures of fall for my mother to hand out Halloween candy for trick or treat. She still lives in her own home, and there are quite a few children in her neighborhood. With mother’s advanced age and COVID everywhere, we are wondering if it is safe for her to hand out candy this year. She loves doing this and we would hate to take away the opportunity for a bit of entertainment. Is there a way she can participate, or is this the year we turn off the porch light and close the drapes?" - READER
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