Assisted living facility weighs in on when visitors will be allowed back
Assisted living facility weighs in on when visitors will be allowed back
REOPENIMMEDIATELY... SOMEARE QUESTIONINGWHETHER THATMEANS THAT NURSINGHOMES... CAN ONCEAGAIN HAVEVISITORS... NBC26'SERIC CREST SPOKEWITH PEOPLE ONBOTH SIDES... OF THEHEARTFELT DEBATE...ON WEDNESDAYSTATEREPRESENTATIVESHAE SORTWELL OFTWO RIVERS SHAREDA MESSAGE ONFACEBOOK... THATHAS ALREADY BEENVIEWED... BY NEARLY60-THOUSANDPEOPLE..."NO RESTRICTIONS TOVISIT LOVED ONES....YOU CAN VISITNURSING HOMES."ON THURSDAY...SORTWELL STOOD BYHIS CLAIM.... SAYINGTHAT THE FORMERMANDATES ISSUED BYTHE STATE... KEEPINGVISITORS OUT OFNURSING HOMES...ARE NO LONGERVALID."THERE ARE STILLGUIDELINES OUTTHERE AND THINGSTHAT MIGHT BE AGOOD IDEA BUT THEYARE NO LONGERMANDATED."THE REACTION TOTHAT CLAIM... FROMSOME ASSISTEDLIVING FACILITIES...WAS QUICK..."UNFORTUNATELY THESAFER AT HOMEORDER INVALIDATIONDOES NOT MEAN THATPEOPLE CAN COMEAND START VISITINGNURSING HOMESJUST YET."SONDRA NORDER...THE CEO OF SAINTPAUL ELDERS INKAUKAUNA ANDGREEN BAY SAYS...IT'S A FEDERALMANDATE... THAT ISGUIDING THEM INTHEIR DECISION TOREMAIN OFF LIMITS TOVISITORS."NURSING HOMES AREACTUALLYREGULATED BY THECENTERS FORMEDICARE ANDMEDICAID SERVICES.THAT'S A FEDERALADMINISTRATIVEAGENCY.... WE'REALSO GOVERNOREDBY THE C-D-C DURINGTHIS NATIONALEMERGENCY."BUT AS RESIDENTS ATASSITED LIVINGFACILITIES ACROSSTHE STATE... VENTUREINTO OVER 60 DAYSOF BEING SEPERATEDFROM LOVED ONES...PEOPLE ON BOTHSIDES OF THISDEBATE CAN AGREE...THAT ISOLATION FORTHESE RESDIENTS...CAN'T LAST FOREVER."LOOK IM NOT SAYINGLETS OPEN UP THEDOORS AND LETEVERYBODY WANDERIN THERE EVERYDAY.MAYBE NURSINGHOMES CAN STILLMAKE RESPONSIBLEDECISIONS TO NOTALLOW EVERYBODYTO VISIT EVERYDAY.""WE'RE WORKING TOPUT TOGETHER SOMEGUIDELINES FOR HOWWE MIGHT BE ABLE TOOPEN UP TO AT LEASTSOME ADDITIONALVISITATION IN THESHORT TERM."ERIC CREST... NBC26...STILL MUCH MORETO COME.....HERE'S MATTJARCHOW WITH A
