Published: 5/6/2021 1:49:35 PM
CONCORD New Hampshire’s phased reopening guidelines for nursing homes will soon be replaced with federal guidance, which relaxes restrictions on visitation, group activities and trips outside the facility.
For several months, nursing homes have looked to a state document, which categorizes homes based on COVID-19 risk, to determine how to reopen safely. Several family members protested that these guidelines were too restrictive when it came to visitation.
The state announced this week it will no longer post any new guidance for long-term care facilities and instead ask administrators to refer to resources from the CDC and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
State to loosen visitation restrictions on nursing homes
A group of protesters gathered outside the State House on Friday to bring attention to the plight of the elderly living in nursing homes during the pandemic. Teddy Rosenbluth
Published: 5/5/2021 5:12:15 PM
New Hampshire’s phased reopening guidelines for nursing homes will soon be replaced with federal guidance, which relaxes restrictions on visitations, group activities and trips outside the facility.
For several months, nursing homes have looked to a state document, that categorizes homes based on COVID-19 risk, to determine how to reopen safely. Several family members protested that these guidelines were too restrictive when it came to visitations.
Families seek more flexibility for residents of long-term care facilities
State plans to bring guidance in line with CDC, CMS recommendations Share Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021
State plans to bring guidance in line with CDC, CMS recommendations Share Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021
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Show Transcript THEY SAY WOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ALL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES SHOULD BE ALLOWING VISITS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ON THE PROPERTY AS LONG AS THERE ISN’T AN OUTBREAK WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO CONFUSION MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THE STATE HAS NO RESTRICTIONS ON VISITING IN A NURSING HOME. THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN OUTBREAK, BUT DAY TRIPS AND OUTINGS ARE STILL NOT AN OPTION. THEY’RE LOSING GROUND. THEY’RE GIVING UP. HOPE WENDY MURPHY SAYS HER DAD HAS NOT LEFT HAND OVER HELL IN MANCHESTER SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND CONSTANTLY HEARS ONE THING FROM HIM. I WANT MY NORMALCY BACK I
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By Brendon Williams
media captionSecond homes making areas uninhabitable for locals
In many parts of Wales, there are few issues more divisive than second homes and their effect on communities.
There were 24,873 registered for council tax purposes in January 2021.
Many are near the coast and Gwynedd has the highest number with 5,098. Pembrokeshire has 4,068, Cardiff 3,477, Anglesey 2,139 and there are 2,104 in Swansea.
Ahead of the Senedd elections, we asked what people would change - and a number were concerned about second homes.
In some holiday areas, it is claimed their popularity is pricing local people out of the housing market, and reducing the opportunity for them to rent locally.
Welsh election 2021: The battle to win Lord Elis-Thomas s seat
By Brendon Williams
image captionLord Elis-Thomas has been a member of the assembly since its formation in 1999
While few things are certain in elections, one thing is guaranteed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd - the constituency will have a new Senedd member.
Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas held Plaid Cymru s seat in 2016, but left the party later that year to sit as an independent.
An assembly member since 1999, he will not be standing for re-election.
The largely rural constituency includes the Llyn Peninsula and part of the Snowdonia National Park.
Not surprisingly, farming matters in Dwyfor Meirionnydd.