Ten days ago, the governor of Vermont lifted the restrictions on visits to residents of elder care facilities. The state Department of Health issued guidelines for visits and, based on that, Sky's facility issued their own -- outdoors only, six foot distance, everyone in masks, and the visitors questioned about possible symptoms of the virus and had their temperature taken. Visits must be scheduled, only two visitors per resident, only one visit per week, maximum 30-45 minutes. No exchange of gifts, obviously no touching.
I wasn't sure I wanted to visit Sky. I was concerned that it would upset him -- seeing me, and then having me leave him instead of bringing him home. That he would be agitated afterwards. That he wouldn't understand the masks and the no touching. That it would just be too hard on him.
I decided to wait, and get a report from the facility as to how other residents were handling these strange new visits.
The report came a few days ago -- people were enjoying them, and there didn't seem to be any fallout.
