Best, I agree. Luckily my friend moved her mom to a facility near to where she lives.

My friend’s mom is on a higher floor. They bring her down to the lobby when my friend texts to say she is there.

My mom was in a nearby rehab facility until a few weeks ago, and they set up facetime and google duo calls for the patients.

My dad is currently in a hospital on the 6th floor. If/when he goes back to his assisted living place, he’s on the 4th floor so either way, a window visit isn’t really an option.

The activity director did set up a FaceTime call for us a couple of weeks ago. That is something we’ll do again, I hope.

The center where my MIL lives is one of those posh places with independent living, assisted living, and nursing sections. They literally have a security guard at the gate...no one other than staff can go on or off the campus. It’s obviously working bc they have not had a single case, while other nursing homes in the larger area have been hot spots. However, it is heartbreaking that we can’t even do window visits. 😔 The nurse sets up facetime calls with us, but the dementia plus the fact that she is hard of hearing makes it incredibly difficult. I really miss seeing her & holding her hand. 😔

My mom's room overlooks the service area, but it's a floor up. But she's never in there anyway, she is the only resident hanging out in the common area, where staff can interact with her and keep an eye on her. We zoomed recently with her Activities person, it was good to see her unchanged.

My dad was in the same building. He passed away last summer, and I have to say I'm glad he is missing this. When norovirus swept through and he was isolated for two weeks (he was one of the early cases), it was hard on both of us.