Nursing Homes Are Reopening In West Virginia, But Not Everyone Can Visit Yet

(By Rachel Martin and Christianna Silva for NPR)

Mark Shaver hadn’t seen his 96-year-old mother Betty in months when he hit a breaking point and decided he had to see her.

Shaver lived in South Carolina and Betty was in a nursing home in Morgantown, W. Va., when COVID-19 outbreaks began sweeping across the nation. By early March, Gov. Jim Justice requested that nursing homes in the state restrict visitors, blocking any real chance Shaver would have to see his mom in-person.

For three months, Shaver and his wife Janet were only able to talk to Betty virtually. Then last week, they decided they would make the roughly 500-mile drive to visit her. They didn’t know if they’d be able to actually see her face-to-face, or if the meeting would have to be through glass.  Continue reading article here…

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