New York State has set guidance for the return of nursing home indoor visitations, starting Friday, February 26th, with the following restrictions:

• Maximum number of visitors is 20% of the residents
• If there is less than 5% of positivity in the county, no testing is required but is encouraged
• If the county has 5% to 10% positivity, then testing must be done in 72 hours
• If the county is greater than 10%, no visitation is allowed except for companionate care
• If there has been a COVID case in the nursing home in the past 14 days, no visitation is allowed
• If a visitor has had both vaccine doses and has gone more than 14 days since getting the second dose, testing is not required