Nursing home visitors are now required to show proof of vaccination, a booster shot, and a negative COVID-19 test in order to go inside a California facility, following a state health order.
However, that's not the case in other counties.
Additionally, nursing homes are left to police the new state policy. But it's unclear how nursing homes will validate test results. "My dad still doesn't understand that I cannot just drop by and visit him," she said. "Why isn't the government providing more test kits?"
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