Elders are at higher risk for Covid and other illnesses due to their age and co-morbidities like coronary artery disease, diabetes, and dementia. Do day cares require Covid vaccination for participants and aides? Do they require extra hand washing, distancing or any preventive measures at all?
I think after 3 yrs, COVID is here to stay. Its going to be like the Flu and you will get a shot each year for the new strain. The flu kills the elderly too.
The onus to protect is now an individual responsibility.
Free testing sites were closed down. Self-testing is recommended if warranted or a special appointment made with a provider for testing. NP at nursing home can order testing for residents if covid is suspected. Testing is still free in other countries where I've worked on assignment. Not covid tests alone but most medical care is free in these countires. Not quality and not timely. Long wait times. For all it's flaws, I think the U.S. system is best.
Nowdays if nursing home resident is covid positive, they are kept in their room but not in a special section for isolation and there's no restriction on visitors to the facility. This is a complete turn-around from being shut tight and no one allowed in for 15 months!
There doesn't appear to be much worry these days. Is there herd-immunity now? That's what we hear. DW still masks in close quarters and worries excessively. Neither her or our parents have ever contracted covid.
Speaking for myself, I'm much more aware than pre-covid about handwashing and I find myself backing up to create distance when speaking face to face with strangers these days.
There are no Covid precautions that I've noticed. None of us social distance, no masks, etc. Covid has not been mentioned by the staff while I've been there. We sit in groups at tables to eat lunch.
Edited: I deleted what I originally said about hand sanitizer. As, I do remember seeing one in the lunch room.
No idea if anyone's vaccinated or not, and I was not asked about it when I signed up last month.