Table 2.

Direct quotes from the text to illustrate the three major themes

Who said	Direct quote
‘Us vs. them: Others are worse off’
Ruth, an 89-year-old widow	‘Those who are alone (in the community), my friends who are alone, they are simply jealous of us, because they are saying—“you are in a cage, but a cage of gold, because you are being spoiled.” ’
Miriam, a 75, married woman	‘Yes—and we are in a good position because we are two (partnered) and we have a comfortable apartment, but let’s say, 70% of the residents here are lonely’.
‘Us vs. them: Power imbalance’
Ella, a 77-year-old widow	‘Initially, no one spoke (about the effects of the outbreak in the CCRC). They (team) knew that someone died. But, no information in order not to…No information on the notification system, nothing’.
Dalia, a 90-year-old widow	‘They (staff) strive to lift up our spirits. They’re so great. They closed the door that leads to the nearby shopping center. They shut that door, they closed off the door that leads in and out, we can’t leave. But we were given a date: the 28th of May, the eve of Shavuot (the Jewish holiday of Pentecost), then we can leave and be with our families. But the families will only be allowed to visit us in the courtyard, 2 meters apart, behind bars’.
‘We have become prisoners of our own age’
Hilla, an 87 year-old widow	‘You felt as if you were being held in prison. Strongly. On the other hand, possibly, because of this, no one here was infected—maybe’.
Rachel, 88, a Holocaust survivors	‘I have been watching myself trying not to let depression in, but it (lockdown) was depressing. From that period, when I was 7–8 years old, all alone, among strangers, in a threatening world. I have learned how to block my feelings when I needed to. So—that girl has become my counselor during lockdown. Even now, the girl is saying: “I am getting over this. I am not thinking about this, I am shutting this out.” I reorganise things’.