Indoor Visitation in Nursing Homes Begins In New York
Written by Site Hub on February 28, 2021
According to state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, nursing homes in New York will begin resuming indoor visitation with less restrictions.
New rules are being established that are a little more relaxed since COVID-19 testing has become more available. That being said, the rules and regulations will be based on the current positivity rate in each county.
Some of the new rules include:
- No visitor testing would be required for nursing homes in counties with COVID test positivity rates below 5%, but health officials would still encourage visitors to get tested before entering the facility.
- If a county has test positivity between 5% and 10%, nursing home visitors are required to obtain a negative COVID test result within 72 hours before entering the facility.
- The number of visitors to the nursing home must not exceed 20% of the resident census at any time, up from the current 10%.
- Visitation is prohibited entirely if test positivity rates exceed 10% in a county.
Source:
Democrat & Chronicle
