BY JANELLE STECKLEIN
CNHI State Reporter Mar 9, 2021
Mar 9, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY â Nearly a year ago, Dr. Amanda Furry was visiting her mother up to three times a week at the northwest Oklahoma long-term care facility where she resides.
âVery important, our visits were, to both of us and all of our family members,â she said.
When COVID-19 hit, they learned there would be limitations on the hours and ability to visit, Furry said.
âNot long after that, we were told that visitation would be cut off completely, which of course was pretty upsetting,â she said. âOf course we were very frightened to not be able to visit and take care of our mom. But they did a great job of coordinating FaceTime visits, window visits (and) pretty much anything that we can do within the confines of the restrictions that they gave us.â
By: News 9
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahomans will be able to visit loved ones in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, per an announcement Tuesday afternoon from Gov. Kevin Stitt.
The announcement came during a news conference at St. Ann s Skilled Nursing and Therapy in Oklahoma City.
Visitation to long-term care facilities first closed in mid-March 2020 a decision Stitt said helped to save many lives.
Now, after almost a year of closed visitation Stitt and state health officials are working to safely bring families back together. Now is the time to reunite Oklahoma families and let them visit their loved ones safely, Stitt said.