As you probably already know, nursing homes across the country have been limiting visitors to help keep residents safe. And this makes sense–safety and health should be a top priority.
Although we are dealing with a global pandemic right now, that doesn’t change the fact that we all place a high priority on keeping the people that we care about safe and healthy. Sometimes, this means making sacrifices. By nature, this can be very difficult to do, especially if it means that we don’t get to see someone that we care about for an extended period of time.
Right now, this is what a good portion of the country is going through. We all want this to be over, but it seems like we are not completely through the woods yet. A lot of places that had seemed to be immune to COVID-19 are now hotspots. There’s still a lot of work to do and a lot of waiting for things to run their course before life can resume as normal.
And whether we like it or not, preventing visitors that have COVID-19 or the capability of spreading COVID-19 from entering places where there are quantities of seniors is part of keeping them safe. At this time, states are largely erring on the side of caution and restricting all visitors. It’s not perfect by any measure, but it is far more effective than being indiscriminate regarding visitors.
California’s rules regarding visitors are different from other states. Whether we like it or not, despite a lot of really good efforts to control the spread of the disease, California has been hit really hard by the coronavirus. It’s going to take a lot of work to get things back to normal and it’s going to take a lot of sacrifice, even by people who don’t have older loved ones. This might not seem fair, and it’s not. None of it is. It’s not fair that we have this virus that we don’t understand making some people sick and killing others. It’s not fair that we have freedoms restricted as experts try and figure out the best way to prevent it from growing even more than it already has. It’s all unfair.
But we are all in it together and we all have an obligation to do our part. Staying out of nursing homes and assisted living facilities is tough when there are people there that we love and want to be with, but this is a sacrifice that we need to make if things are going to be resolved anytime soon.
This doesn’t mean that we need to ignore the people in our lives that are living in a senior care facility. There are ways to reach out. If you’re not sure what the best way to do this is, get in touch with those that help run these facilities. Video chat, distanced visits, or other options are all available, depending on local regulations and preferences. Even these little things can go a long way toward boosting moods and helping others to know that you care.
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