Pa. nursing home residents still lonely, isolated despite vaccinations
The rest of the state will fully reopen May 31, but just one new case of COVID-19 at a long-term care facility separates families for weeks. Author: Rachel Yonkunas (FOX43) Updated: 11:35 PM EDT May 8, 2021
GETTYSBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania will full reopen on May 31, but restrictions at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will remain in place. Many people are frustrated with the guidelines because just one new case of COVID-19 at a facility separates families for weeks, regardless of a resident’s vaccination status.
The vaccines brought hope for people like Donna Kessler. When nursing homes started to reopen in March, Kessler was finally able to see her 82-year-old mother in person at Genesis Healthcare’s Gettysburg Center. However, those visits ended March 15.