Woman unable to see mother at nursing home

Woman unable to see mother at nursing home

TULSA WOMAN IS WAITING FORTHE DAY SHE CAN SEE HERELDERLY MOTHER... FACE TOFACE AT A SAPULPA NURSINGHOME..THE PROBLEM - THE NURSINGHOME VISITS AREPROHIBITING..

DESPITE THESTATE OF OKLAHOMA SAYINGIT'S OKAY FOR FAMILIES TOVISIT LOVED ONES.2 WORK FOR YOU'S BRADYHALBLEIB.... JOINS US LIVEWITH MORE ... AND WHY SOMENURSING HOMES REMAIN CLOSEDTO VISITORS.

BRADY?JOANNA POTTER HAS BEENWAITING 24 WEEKS TO SEE HERMOTHER.

BUT EVEN AFTER THESTATE OPENED UP VISITATIONS,THE RANCH TERRACE NURSINGHOME IN SAPULPA SAYS THEY'RESTILL NOT READY.Joanna Potter Daughter ofRanch Terrace Resident00:14:39:15 - 00:14:45:05"I've made a promise to her,if we do this, if we put youin a home, you're not goingto be abandoned." JOANNAPOTTER SAYS SHE FEELS LIKESHE'S GOING BACK ON HERPROMISE.

AFTER MOVING HERMOTHER TO A NURSING HOME INFEBRUARY... SHE HASN'T SEENHER SINCE THE SHUTDOWN BEGANIN MARCH.Joanna Potter Daughter ofRanch Terrace Resident00:03:40:00 - 00:03:44:07"That's all she ever says is'I want to hug my babies, Iwant to hug my babies.'" TOMAKE MATTERS WORSE, HERMOTHER STRUGGLES WITHDEMENTIA.

POTTER SAYS HERMOTHER IS SCARED, LONELY ANDCONFUSED FOR WHY SHE AND HERBROTHER CAN'T VISIT.Joanna Potter Daughter ofRanch Terrace Resident00:07:13:04 - 00:07:21:09 "Ijust need her to know, it'sokay and a video chat likewe're doing here right now,it's not enough for her." IREACHED OUT TO RANCH TERRACEBUT HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACKFROM THEM.

LOOKING FORANSWERS, POTTER TOOK HERCONCERNS STRAIGHT TO THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE.Joanna Potter Daughter ofRanch Terrace Resident00:06:16:14 - 00:06:21:08"And I have governor Sitt'sreply back to me." STATINGTHAT... "ON JUNE 15, 2020ALL STATE-WIDE RESTRICTIONSPLACED ON LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES IN MAY WEREREMOVED." HOWEVER, SOMENURSING HOMES SAY THEY'RESTILL NOT READY TO OPEN.

WECHECKED WITH OTHER NURSINGHOMES HERE INCLUDING THEVILLAGES AT SOUTHERN HILLNURSING HOME.

AND COLONIALMANOR NURSING CENTER.

BOTHARE NOT ALLOWING VISITORSFOR EITHER CURRENTTRANSMISSION WITHIN AFACILITY... OR GUIDANCE FROMMEDICARE.

STILL, POTTERFEELS LIKE SHE'S RUNNING OUTOF TIME.Joanna Potter Daughter ofRanch Terrace Resident00:18:55:01 - 00:19:00:01"They need us, thereloneliness is killing themjust as much as covid everwould."I'M TOLD THE STATE'SOMBUDSMAN OFFICE IS WORKINGWITH THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT TO WRITE NEWGUIDELINES FOR NURSING HOMEVISITATIONS WHICH SHOULD BEAVAILABLE NEXT WEEK.

UNDERTHOSE GUIDELINES, THEY MAYBE ABLE TO HELP YOU SCHEDULEA MEETING WITH A RESIDENTUNDER STRICT PROTOCOL.

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