Posted on 11/29/2021 7:42:19 PM PST by blueplum
For nearly 20 months, the roughly 1.3 million Americans living in nursing homes and their families grappled with strict visitation policies that, while designed to keep vulnerable residents safe from the coronavirus, caused distress for separated loved ones and had serious health consequences for many suddenly isolated seniors....
...Now all that has changed. On Nov. 12, the federal agency removed virtually all such restrictions and advised the country’s nursing homes to allow visitation “for all residents at all times.” The agency noted that 86 percent of U.S. nursing home residents and 74 percent of employees were fully vaccinated, and that Covid-19 cases had fallen drastically.
The update means no more limits on the frequency, time, duration, location or number of visitors. Access to residents’ rooms, unless a roommate is unvaccinated or immunocompromised, is allowed...
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If only the doctors knew. Seniors who are not bad enough to be in a home, and who still do their grocery shopping have been around me for months while I am unvaccinated, and working without a mask.
Doctors had no problems when covid patients and young violent mentally ill A-holes walked into the homes.
You have to wonder how many of the people who died in the homes literally died of loneliness.
That does seem a little contradictory.
Quick answer a lot, my DF has been in one for 10 plus years now, bad stroke. I finally got to visit in Sept. Poor dear didn’t know me and kept asking why was I yhere.
Your loved ones are not going to get attention from the staff. Not with the best will in the world. They just don't have the time.
When my dad was sick last year (not the mysterious virus of unknown origin) with what they found out was a major blood clot my mom was frantic that they would put him in a nursing home.
It is probably the first time I have ever seen her that way.
I told her that dad was not going to go to a nursing home, that the reason we bought the house we did was so they would always have a place.
if i could have i would have brought her home, as it was from a lot of stress i had a small stroke. poor dear has dementia really bad, and can hit and throw things.
I am lucky to be able to have things fall out right for me.
There was a certain amount of planning but I have to say some things, like having a good therapy center close by, was just chance.
because of her dementia not even an adult day care would take her..
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