I have the same problem with my family wanting to visit, since they only live about an hour away...I know they mean well, but generally I don't want visitors. I just tell them that I don't want them to visit because there is really no privacy to talk and that the nurses are always coming around with medications and to check on how I'm doing, plus it is always a long day with groups and all so I get really tired by the time visiting hours come around. That is all true, I just leave out the main reason that I don't want visitors: I'm there so I don't have to put on a mask for anyone and pretend I'm doing well. So it spares my family from feeling like I don't want them around and it spares me from having to deal with the outside world; a win-win I think. I do call my mom every day when I'm there because otherwise she would have a fit, but I keep it brief and vague: "Lunch was great today, groups went well, I hope to be home soon...oh, someone is waiting for the phone (the nurse wants to talk to me; the shower is finally free; we have group in a few minutes) so I'd better let you go."

I'm glad that you made it through the day and please let us know how things are going.