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Visitors still not allowed inside Shasta County skilled nursing facility
Senior care centers in our area are getting access to the vaccine. But even though these facilities are getting vaccinated, visitors are still not permitted inside.
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 6:41 PM
Updated: Jan 22, 2021 6:45 PM
Posted By: Ana Marie Torrea
ANDERSON, Calif. - Senior care centers in our area are getting access to the vaccine. But even though these facilities are getting vaccinated, visitors are still not permitted inside.
At the front doors of Oak River Rehab, a sign posted out front still hangs. It reads “Temporarily Closed to Visitors”. Greg Hollingsworth, the administrator at Oak River Rehab says they still allow window visits and virtual calls.
Shasta County skilled nursing facility waits for vaccine to be available for workers and patients
Nursing homes in Shasta County are still waiting to hear when they’ll be getting the Covid-19 vaccines.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 7:31 PM
Updated: Dec 17, 2020 10:25 AM
Posted By: Ana Marie Torrea
ANDERSON, Calif. – Nursing homes in Shasta County are still waiting to hear when they’ll be getting the Covid-19 vaccines.
Since March, Jean Howell has been stuck behind the walls of Oak River Rehab. The pandemic preventing people from visiting their loved ones.
“It s the first time in my life I haven t be able to participate with my family,” said Howell. “I couldn t even go out to get Christmas cards or anything.”