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To contain the spread of COVID, hospitals and nursing homes barred visits, but the separation and isolation took a toll on patients and families. Now, some states, like Florida, are trying to ensure access.
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Grandparents may get a better chance at visitation rights under proposals in the Florida LegislatureAn effort to further the rights of grandparents to see their grandchildren is back in Tallahassee. The legislature has given them a little leeway in recent years, but the law remains firmly on the side of parents.
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The bill would direct health care providers to allow patients or residents to have visitors. If access needs to be restricted for health or safety concerns, "alternate visitation protocols" would need to be developed.
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For more than a year, people couldn't sit with loved ones as they died in hospitals. Those lonely deaths took a toll on families. Now some doctors are questioning whether the rules were too strict.