Assisted living facility in Redding not easing up on restrictions

With coronavirus cases spiking, nursing homes aren’t in any rush to reopen to visitors

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New at 6 - with coronavirus cases spikingã nursing homes aren't in any rush to reopen to visitors.

Action news now reporter ana torrea is live in redding.

Anaãyou spoke to one nursing homeãhow is it handling visitation now?

The staff at touch of heaven in redding hasn't let visitors in for a while now and has no plans to change that policy.

A sign outside a touch of heaven reads no visitors allowed.

Take so* trt blanca castro aarp advocacy nationwide we have 50,000 people who have died of covid 19 that were residents of nursing homes or long term facilites, that's 40% of the nation's deaths.

As coronavirus cases increase in our area - a "touch of heaven" is still keeping its no visitors police.

Only medical staff can go inside and they must follow safety protocol like sanitizing their hands.

Take so* trt:10 sarah prather a touch of heaven administrator we also are wearing masks and all of my employees including myself have been covid tested at shasta college touch of heaven administrator sarah prather says they took quick action at the start of pandemic.

Take so* trt:06 sarah prather a touch of heaven administrator we actually started before the state and public told us to, so we were prepared ana stand u* trt:14 ana torrea atorreanews so people can't go beyond the gate behind me but if people do want meet with family members, the facility set up this chair behind me where people can meet with their loved ones but at a distance.

Prather doesn't plan to lift the restrictions anytime soon.

Take so* trt:08 sarah prather a touch of heaven administrator as covid goes up im keeping restrictions in place until public health or my state lets me know that we can reopen the facility can hold up to 28 people.

And prather says they've taken in people since the start of the pandemic.

Take so* trt:09 sarah prather a touch of heaven administrator unless other assisted living are not taking in people at this time, i feel like this is the time to do it// because if they need somewhere to go and nobody else is accepting them i will each person allowed.

Take so* trt blanca castro aarp advocacy nationwide we have 50,000 people who have died of covid 19 that were residents of nursing homes or long term facilites, that's 40% of the nation's deaths.

As coronavirus cases increase in our area - a "touch of heaven" is still keeping its no visitors police.

Only medical staff can go inside and they must follow safety protocol like sanitizing their hands.

Take so* trt:10 sarah prather a touch of heaven administrator we also are wearing masks and all of my employees including myself have been covid tested at shasta college touch of heaven administrator sarah prather says they took quick action at the start of pandemic.

Take so* trt:06 sarah praea miloe-ihe each person going in and o of a touch of heaven gets their temperature checkedã whether they're a resident or staff.

Reporting live in redding, ana torrea action news now coverage you can count on.

Action news now also checked in with 'redding post acute'..

The facility tells us it doesn't plan to lift its restrictions any time soon either.

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