Oregon Amending Visitor Policy For Long-Term Care Facilities

Oregon is amending its policies on visitors allowed at long-term care facilities. Up to two people at a time are now going to be allowed to visit a resident indoors. "Visitors should be screened with a temperature check or detailed questions about exposure, and they are supposed to wear face masks during the visit, wash hands and practice physical distancing. But visitor access doesn’t apply if there are documented concerns at a facility or within the broader community. Facilities with an active outbreak or testing for an outbreak cannot welcome visitors indoors, for example. The policy also prohibits indoor visits in counties with test positivity rates above 10%, based on federal data." https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/10/oregon-to-proceed-with-caution-allowing-indoor-visits-at-long-term-care-facilities.html