Victorian Post News Today

The latest visitor restrictions and testing requirements are compounding the isolation that residents have suffered for almost 2 years.

Dina Halperin had been cooped up alone for three weeks in her nursing home room after her two unvaccinated roommates were moved out at the onset of the omicron surge. "I'm frustrated," she said, "and so many of the nursing staff are burned out or just plain tired."

COVID infections are again spiking at nursing homes around the country.

Ongoing safety protocols at nursing homes — including visitor restrictions and frequent testing of staff and residents — can be soul-killing.