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
State officials say with a sharp decline in COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents and vaccinations happening at a good clip, in-person visits can
Cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes in Oklahoma have declined to the point that strict visitation policies implemented to slow infections are being reviewed,