âThere is an end in sight,â: Family members reunited with hugs after nursing home restrictions lifted Family members reunited with hugs after nursing home restrictions lifted By Amanda Roberts | March 15, 2021 at 9:16 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 10:31 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -The nursing home and long-term care facility guidelines now allow for indoor visits regardless of their residentsâ vaccination status unless thereâs a confirmed Covid or close contact case. For fully-vaccinated residents, they received some long-overdue hugs and kisses, something family members say they didnât realize how much they missed. To visit their father and grandfather, Mr. Alfred Artigue Jr., it takes more than five hours on the road just to see him.