Home Compliance Officers NY Nursing Homes in COVID ‘Hot Zones’ Face New Staff Testing Rules, Visitation Restrictions NY Nursing Homes in COVID ‘Hot Zones’ Face New Staff Testing Rules, Visitation Restrictionsadmin Nov 13, 2020 0 Comments New York nursing homes in COVID-19 hot zones will be testing staff more frequently and limiting visitation as part of attempts to protect frail and elderly residents from the coronavirus surge underway, new regulations released this week said.Read NH-20-16, Testing and Visitation Requirements in Red, Orange and Yellow Zones here.