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Its been months since loved ones were able to see their family members in person inside long-term facilities in Georgia, but under Gov. Brian Kemps latest COVID-19 executive order, some facilities will be allowed to welcome guests under new guidelines.Kemp's new order extended shelter-in-place restrictions for folks in long-term care facilities like Azalealand Nursing Home Inc. in Savannah, but the order will also allow facilities to welcome guests with a three-phase approach for in-person visits. The governors order says the three phases are based on a number of things like positive testing rates, virus case numbers and rate of community spread.Currently, places like nursing homes are only permitted to allow loved ones to be with their family members in person for end-of-life situations. But facilities that pass additional criteria, like going 28 days without a coronavirus case and in counties with low positivity rates, will be allow residents to have limited visitors.Azalealand Nursing Home Inc. says theyre unclear when in-person visits will happen inside their facility, but have been allowing guests to visit loved ones through windows and outside at a far distance. For the most part, thats the only interaction these family members are having with their loved ones. And the same with the residents having with their families, their sons, daughters, husbands, wives. And were just now seeing the effects of this, I think, of this long-term isolation that these residents have been going through," said David Orne, Executive Director at the nursing home. Officials here tell me for some residents here, not seeing their loves ones for so long has really taken its toll, with some folks dealing with weight loss and other issues.Orne says staff at Azalealand are tested twice per week and visitors must first schedule a visit before coming.Kemps order also mentions that outside visits like the ones that have been going here for months are still the preferred way to go when visiting loved ones. The governors order is set to expire on Sept. 30.

Its been months since loved ones were able to see their family members in person inside long-term facilities in Georgia, but under Gov. Brian Kemps latest COVID-19 executive order, some facilities will be allowed to welcome guests under new guidelines.

Kemp's new order extended shelter-in-place restrictions for folks in long-term care facilities like Azalealand Nursing Home Inc. in Savannah, but the order will also allow facilities to welcome guests with a three-phase approach for in-person visits.

The governors order says the three phases are based on a number of things like positive testing rates, virus case numbers and rate of community spread.

Currently, places like nursing homes are only permitted to allow loved ones to be with their family members in person for end-of-life situations.

But facilities that pass additional criteria, like going 28 days without a coronavirus case and in counties with low positivity rates, will be allow residents to have limited visitors.

Azalealand Nursing Home Inc. says theyre unclear when in-person visits will happen inside their facility, but have been allowing guests to visit loved ones through windows and outside at a far distance.

For the most part, thats the only interaction these family members are having with their loved ones. And the same with the residents having with their families, their sons, daughters, husbands, wives. And were just now seeing the effects of this, I think, of this long-term isolation that these residents have been going through," said David Orne, Executive Director at the nursing home.

Officials here tell me for some residents here, not seeing their loves ones for so long has really taken its toll, with some folks dealing with weight loss and other issues.

Orne says staff at Azalealand are tested twice per week and visitors must first schedule a visit before coming.

Kemps order also mentions that outside visits like the ones that have been going here for months are still the preferred way to go when visiting loved ones.

The governors order is set to expire on Sept. 30.

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