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A year after nursing home visits stopped, residents and families eager for reopening CNN 3/4/2021 By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News © Lisa Marshall/KHN Mary Daniel's husband, Steve, has early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Since visits to Steve's assisted living facility in Jacksonville, Florida, were limited, Mary got a part-time job there so she could see him. For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it's time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus o...

Reopening of long-term care facilities is ‘an absolute necessity for our well-being’ For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it's time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus of long-term care experts, caregivers, consumer groups and physicians. They're calling for federal health authorities to relax visitation restrictions in long-term care institutions, replacing guidance that's been in place since September. And they want both federal and state authorities to grant...

Reopening Long-Term Care Facilities ‘an Absolute Necessity' By Judith Graham Thursday, March 04, 2021 (Kaiser News) -- For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation, according to a growing chorus of long-term care experts, caregivers, consumer groups and physicians. This story also ran on CNN. It can be republished for free. They’re calling for federal health authorities to relax visitation restrictions in long-term care institutions, replaci...