Health Affairs November 17, 2020
At age 42, James Reilly has lived in a nursing facility for seven years because of a worsening seizure disorder that struck when he was born. Betsy and Tom Reilly have been by their son’s side each day, gently exercising his limbs, monitoring his oxygen, and being James’ “extra set of eyes” since he cannot speak for himself. But a visitation ban abruptly begun in mid-March due to COVID-19 has left the Valley Center, California, couple shut out for seven months and sleepless with worry.
The Reillys are not alone in enduring this long separation. A patchwork of lockdown policies, even within states, also has blocked many other families across the country from reuniting with loved ones in nursing homes...
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