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

    After three months of restrictions, nursing homes in the state are beginning to allow visitors again. Families are learning that the experience of reopening won't be the same for everyone.
    by Rachel Martin Jun 22, 2020 4 minutes
    Mark and Janet Shaver assist Betty Shaver, 96, back to the door at the Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Morgantown, W. Va.

    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 Janetwere 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

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