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.
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The guidance, which takes effect immediately, permits visitation at all times and for all residents with limited exceptions. Photo by: Shutterstock Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker have announced the release of revised nursing home visitation guidance to align with guidelines recently released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The guidance, which takes effect immediately, permits visitation at all times and for all residents with limited exceptions for unvaccinated residents in areas of high community spread and lower resident vaccination rates, residents with confirmed COVID-19 infection or those in isolation or quarantine. Facilities must still continue to adhere to strong infection control practices.
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Why It Matters - The guidance relaxes and quells confusion around visitation guidelines created by the increasing prevalence and availability of vaccines for COVID-19.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, issued updated guidance for nursing homes to resume visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic