HALIFAX --
Long-term care facilities have only had a few days to organize bringing visitors back inside for residents in a limited way after the province announced Dec. 16 it was loosening some restrictions.
While the province is now allowing a small number of visitors at care homes, it was left up to individual facilities to decide exactly how many would be allowed, along with the best ways to maintain COVID-19 protocols such as physical distancing.
In some cases, that has meant hiring extra staff or bringing staff back from Christmas vacations early, if they are willing.
The head of the association representing nursing homes in the province says she does wish the province had given operators more of a heads-up on the announcement last week.