“visitor might not have even known”
That is my biggest fear. I will wear a mask when I visit my mother so I do not give her anything.
I am going down to see them and do work around their house. Had a cold for a week now. No fever or other signs. That is bad you have to worry about being carrier.
You should wear a mask with just a cold around ANY elderly person!! I am caring for my 90yr old mom and I have to be extremely careful to not come in contact with her even with a cold!! A cold can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia in the elderly!!
We had masks when my wife had cancer, so anybody who came to the house we’d put a mask on them. Most nursing homes have masks at the desk, and I always put them on, not to protect myself, but just in case I have a bug I don’t notice yet.