A woman outside of Escondido Post Acute Rehab waves to the staff caring for her 100- year-old mother with COVID-19 on December 24, 2020, in Escondido, California. - Jarrod Valliere/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS
SAN DIEGO — On Christmas Eve morning, a woman stood outside Escondido Post Acute Rehab, talking through a window with her 100-year-old mother, a resident of the facility who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The two women spoke over the phone for about 15 minutes, waving at one another as two health care workers wearing personal protective equipment worked in the room. The daughter said she was checking on her mom and trying to find out how she was doing after testing positive for the virus while recovering from a dislocated shoulder. Last week, the nursing home earned the distinction of havin...
