There’s no Zoom replacement for holding someone you love close. Now, as San Francisco continues to shed COVID-19 restrictions, friends and loved ones are making up for lost hugs, especially in hospitals and nursing homes.
Evangeline Lopez moves her sister, Isabel Partida, 88, to the dining room at Laguna Honda Hospital on Monday, March 21, 2022. Lopez, who used to see her sister weekly at Laguna Honda, was unable to come in-person for many months when visiting hours were revoked during the pandemic.
For many months that year, in-person visits were completely cut off for most residents at Laguna Honda. As of March 7 2022, Laguna Honda opened up visiting hours to 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. with no limit on the number of indoor visitors. Masks are still required and guests must show proof of vaccination or produce a negative COVID test at the facility’s testing center. Staff and residents are also tested on at least a once-weekly basis.
Now, with coronavirus variants such as BA.2 and Deltacron on the horizon, those tasked with updating systems and safety protocols for visiting hours say the only way to be prepared is to be ready to change at any moment.
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