//SC governor asks DHEC to allow nursing home, assisted living facility visitors

SC governor asks DHEC to allow nursing home, assisted living facility visitors

Gov. Henry McMaster requested on Friday, in a letter to Chairman Mark Elam, that the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control revise its guidelines and allow visitors at nursing homes and assisted living communities throughout the state.“Restricting visitation to our state’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities in March was a heartbreaking necessity,” McMaster said. “It was the most effective way to contain