The push to resume in-person nursing home visits after a four-month absence is colliding with a national resurgence of Covid-19 cases that has, once again, put facility residents at greater risk of infection.
A growing number of industry experts and patient advocates say a Trump administration directive banning non-essential nursing home visits has become too hard on residents and should be re-evaluated and relaxed. They want the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow “essential care partners,” like close family members and friends, to visit residents under strict safety protocols.
But the appeals come as 46 states and ...