Published May 24. 2021 12:01AM
Elizabeth Stern
The people of Connecticut looked to May 19 as the date to “start doing the things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.” But Connecticut appears to have a different set of rules for citizens who live in skilled nursing facilities.
The homes of our neighbors who live in long-term care are not really homes if they do not afford the same liberties granted to all citizens. Our neighbors and family members who live in long-term care did not celebrate on May 19. “Fully vaccinated” makes little difference if your home is a long-term care facility. And we ask, again and again, “Why?”
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Tenney introduces federal bill to allow caregivers access to nursing home residents in health emergencies
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, R-22, was in New Hartford Wednesday to introduce the federal Essential Caregivers Act.
Posted: Apr 7, 2021 5:28 PM
Posted By: WKTV
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, R-22, was in New Hartford Wednesday to introduce the federal Essential Caregivers Act, which would allow designated family members to have contact with nursing home residents during a pandemic or other health crisis.
Many residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities had little to no contact with loved ones throughout the coronavirus pandemic, due to policies that restricted visitation.