Shannon Nelson discusses her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and how her move from a nursing home to her own apartment was delayed because of it. She also speaks about her frustrations with nursing home staff and the pressure on nurses who came from out of state to help with staffing gaps. Nelson discusses the activities of the Reality Poets group and OPEN DOORS
Political activists; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; COVID-19 (Disease)--Health aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Social distancing (Public health); Nursing homes; Nursing home residents; Nurses; Quadriplegics; Poets; Nelson, Shannon (Disability advocate), 1971-
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
57 pages
Note (Biographical)
Shannon Nelson was born in 1971 in Maine. A quadriplegic for over 25 years, Nelson is a wheelchair warrior and disability advocate living in Manhattan. She is also a member of Open Doors Reality Poets. At the time of the interview, she had just left t he Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center nursing home after contracting COVID-19 there
Note
Interviewed by Amy Starecheski on July 24, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Shannon Nelson, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023