Where is the plan to restart visitation at nursing homes, hospitals, and rehab facilites

Where is the plan to restart visitation at nursing homes, hospitals, and rehab facilites

THE CAUSE IS UNDERINVESTIGATION.WESTERN NEW YORKIS ON THE ROAD TOPHASE THREE OFREOPENING.MANY BUSINESSESWILL BE OPENINGTHEIR DOORS... BUTSOME FRUSTRATEDFAMILIES AREWONDERING WHENNURSING HOMES WILLALLOW VISITORSAGAIN?BECAUSE AS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYSHOWS US -- SOMEPEOPLE HAVE NOSEEN THEIR LOVEDONES IN MONTHS...AND THEY'RE GETTINGWORRIED ABOUT THEMENTAL HEALTHIMPACT.HOW MUCH DO YOUWORRY ABOUT ARNIE?CONSTANTLY.CONSTANTLYTHE PANDEMIC HASBEEN VERY HARD ONCINDI STEIGLER ANDHER HUSBAND ARNIEFROM ELMA68-YEAR OLD ARNIE ISA DOUBLE BRAINCANCER SURVIVORWHO HAS TROUBLESPEAKING.SOMETIMES NOT BEINGABLE TO COMMUNICATEHIS SIMPLEST NEEDSOVER THE PASTSEVERAL WEEKS .

..ARNIE HAS BEENGOING BETWEENHOSPITALS AND ANURSING HOMEREHAB FACILITY.BUT DUE TO COVID-19VISITINGRESTRICTIONS .

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.CINDI HAS BEENUNABLE TO SEE HERHUSBAND IN PERSON.SO I HAVE NO IDEA IFAND WHEN I WILL SEEHIM FOR A LONG TIMECINDI FEARS HERHUSBANDS MENTALSTATE IS SLIDINGBECAUSE HE CAN'TSEE HIS WIFE.HE ACTUALLY SLIPPEDINTO A BIT OFDELIRIUM ANDCONFUSION.

AND THEDOCTOR TOLD ME THEYARE SEEING A LOT OFTHIS, ESPECIALLY INTHEIR ELDERLYPATIENTS, WHO CAN'TSEE THERE LOVEDONESWITH TALK OF WNYENTERING PHASE 3 OFREOPENING .

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.THEHEARTBROKEN WIFEIS WONDERING WHYNO ONE ISMENTIONING A PLANFOR RESTARTINGVISITATION?I HEAR THERE AREPLANS FOR OPENINGRESTAURANTSINDOORS NEXT.

WELL,WHERE ARE THE PLANSFOR HOSPITALS ANDNURSING HOMES?IN MAY .

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THECENTERS FORMEDICARE & MEDICAIDSERVICES ISSUEDFEDERALRECOMMENDATIONSTO RESTARTVISITATION ATNURSING HOMES.OHIO IS ONE STATETHAT IS STARTINGOUTDOOR VISITATIONTHIS WEEK.BUT THE NEW YORKSTATE DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH TOLD USTHE VISITINGRESTRICTIONSREMAIN IN EFFECTUNTIL FURTHERNOTICE .

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TOPROTECT 'OUR MOSTVULNERABLEPOPULATIONS INNURSING HOMES ANDADULT CAREFACILITIES.WE ARE AS ANXIOUS,AS ALL OF OURFAMILIES ARE, TO HAVETHEM COME BACK TOOUR FACILITIESCHUCK HAYES ATELDERWOOD SAIDSTAFF ARE HELPINGRESIDENTS USETECHNOLOGY TO STAYIN TOUCH WITH FAMILY.

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AND ELDERWOODIS NOW WORKING ONA VISITATION PLAN.HOW MANY VISITORSWOULD BEAPPROPRIATE TO HAVEINTHE BUILDING AT ONETIME?

WHAT DO WENEED IN TERMS OFPPE?BUT ELDERWOODCAN'T MOVEFORWARD WIVISITATION UNTIL NEWYORK STATE GIVESTHE OKAY.WE HAVEN'T HEARD.THEY TOLD US TO BEPATIENT THAT IT ISCOMINGWE REACHED OUT TOTHE GOVERNORS'SOFFICE TO SEE IFTHERE IS A TIMETABLEFOR RESTARTINGVISITATION.

WE ARESTILL WAITING FORMORE INFORMATION.IN HAMBURG, ED REILLY7 EW