“With the knowledge we now have about how COVID-19 came into nursing homes - mainly through asymptomatic staff and visitors through no fault of their own - it is critical that as we resume visitations to these facilities, we do it in a smart and cautious way to ensure the health and safety of residents and staff,” Zucker said. More than 6,400 nursing home deaths are linked to the virus. The health department issued a much-debated report Monday pinning the spread of COVID-19 among nursing home residents on infected staffers and visitors, not a controversial March 25 state order that required nursing homes to admit recovering coronavirus-infected patients discharged from hospitals.Ībout 6,300 recovering COVID-19 patients were transferred from hospitals to nursing homes during the peak of the pandemic. The same order also prohibited ombudsmen from entering facilities. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order March 13 barring family members and other outsiders from visiting nursing home residents. To help stem the spread of deadly COVID-19 infections in nursing homes, Gov. Meanwhile, Zucker also announced the resumption of on-site visits by patient advocates in the nursing home ombudsman programs, effective July 15. That means no more than 10 residents could receive visitors per day in a 100-bed facility. Residents in these facilities will be allowed two visitors at a time, and the guests must undergo temperature checks, wear face masks and socially distance during the visit.įor each facility, only 10 percent of the residents can be allowed visitors a day. The visitations will be permitted in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities that have been free of COVID-19 for at least 28 days, state Health Commissioner Dr. Nursing homes will be allowed to resume limited family visits for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck New York in March. Cuomo launched COVID-19 memoir project in March 2020ĪOC's office still touting pandemic social distancing guidelines: 'Asleep for nine months'Īndrew Cuomo's pathetic campaign to regain public trust New emails highlight a Team Cuomo COVID priority: promoting AndrewĮmails suggest ex-NY Gov.
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