Nursing home visits resume for some

Some nursing homes are allowed to resume visitation.

ALSO TODAY -- FORTHE FIRST TIME INMONTHS -- FAMILIESCOULD BEGIN VISITINGLOVED ONES IN NEWYORK NURSINGHOMES AGAIN.NOW - WHILE SOMESAY THIS IS A BIG STEPIN THE RIGHTDIRECTION -- THEYARGUE THE STATECOULD STILL DO MOREFOR THESE SENIORS.THE REBOUND'S ALITOUHEY IS INLANCASTER TONIGHT.NAT OPENHI!IT'S A MOMENT FOURMONTHS IN THEMAKING.SOT :05WE'VE ONLY BEEN ABLETO SEE HER FOR ACOUPLE SECONDSTHROUGH THE GLASSANNE AND KARLSTEBLIEN ARE SEEINGKARL'S MOTHER INPERSON FOR THEFIRST TIME SINCEMARCH.

CAROL IS ANASSISTED LIVINGRESIDENT HERE ATGREENFIELD COURT INLANCASTER.SOT :02IT'S WONDERFUL.REALLY NICE.GREEN FIELD IS ONEOF ROUGHLY 150NURSING HOMESSTATEWIDE THATQUALIFY FORVISITATION.

LASTWEEKTHE STATELIFTED RESTRICTIONSFOR LONGTERM CAREFACILITIES THATHAVEN'T HAD APOSITIVE COVID-19CASE IN THE LAST 28DAYS.NAT POPLOCKPORTAND THESE VISITSCOME WITHRESTRICTIONS.THEY'RE BEING HELDOUTSIDE AND BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY.SOT :08YOU HAVE TO BESUPERVISED.

IT'S FOR30 MINS, SUPERVISED,LIKE A CHILD, SIX-FEET-APART DON'TTOUCH.HENCE WHY THERE'S ATABLE BETWEENTHEM.

THERE'S ALSOAN X ON THE GROUNDTO MARK WHEREVISITORS ANDRESIDENTS CAN SIT.SOT :07CAROL: I'M NOT USEDTO HAVING TO STAYAWAY.

IT'S NOT THESAME.

YOU CAN'T HUGTHEM OR ANYTHING.NOT IDEAL.BUT THENAGAIN.SOT :02CAROL YOU GOTTATAKE WHAT YOU CANGET.IN LANCASTER, ALITOUHEY, 7EWN.A LOCAL SC