After declining, Covid-19 cases are rising again in US nursing homes
4 years, 4 months ago

After declining, Covid-19 cases are rising again in US nursing homes

CNN  

CNN — When Suzanne Wright got the phone call on Tuesday that her 84-year-old mother, who lives in a Florida nursing home 1,600 miles away, tested positive for Covid-19, she was a little perplexed. The nursing home had 11 case the week prior, “their first big run of cases among residents,” said Wright, adding that some staff had also tested positive. “As the CMS data shows, the increase in new cases in nursing homes is being driven by the spike in cases in the surrounding communities and exacerbated by shortages in PPE and the significant delay in obtaining test results for nursing home staff and residents,” said Parkinson. And because the nursing home population is so susceptible to getting sick – because of their age and underlying health conditions – all it takes is one infected person to work or visit the long-term care facility and, Osterholm said, it’s “like putting a match to a gas can.” The need for more money AHCA/NCAL, which represents more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities that care for approximately 5 million people, is asking federal and state public health officials to take immediate steps to protect those communities, especially in areas with significant increases in new Covid-19 cases. “While we are making progress, we need Congress to prioritize our vulnerable seniors and their caregivers in nursing homes and assisted living communities in this upcoming legislation,” said Parkinson.

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GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths
1 month, 3 weeks ago

GOP-led House panel to refer former NY Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for potential prosecution over report on Covid nursing home deaths

CNN  

CNN — The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. At issue is Cuomo’s truthfulness regarding his role in the writing and review of a state health department report from June 2020 that underestimated the …

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing

Hindustan Times  

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism in an often combative congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during the time when the virus was spreading through nursing homes. Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing Republicans who questioned the Democrat zeroed in on a controversial directive his administration issued …

Cuomo testifies before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cuomo testifies before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Andrew Cuomo began testifying publicly Tuesday before a …

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cuomo defends COVID-19 nursing home decisions in combative House committee hearing

Associated Press  

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism in an often combative congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during the time when the virus was spreading through nursing homes. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York called the directive “deadly.” Rep. Brad Wenstrup, the Ohio Republican who chairs the House Select Subcommittee on the …

Nursing home oversight would be tightened under a bill passed in Massachusetts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nursing home oversight would be tightened under a bill passed in Massachusetts

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ oversight of nursing homes would be strengthened, LGBTQ+ nursing home residents would be protected against discrimination, and better controls would be in place to protect against the spread of infectious disease outbreaks, under a new bill lawmakers passed this week. Approved on Thursday, the bill would require long-term care facilities to provide staff training on the rights …

Column: As some nursing homes cry poverty, what can be done about increased staffing requirements?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: As some nursing homes cry poverty, what can be done about increased staffing requirements?

LA Times  

If you suspect that you or a loved one might one day end up in a nursing home, and you breathed a sigh of relief when the Biden administration announced increased staffing requirements on April 22, you may need to pull a Larry David and curb your enthusiasm. Read his other columns Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of a healthcare …

Do we simply not care about old people?
10 months, 1 week ago

Do we simply not care about old people?

Salon  

The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults. “I think the pandemic helped reinforce images of older people as sick, frail, and isolated — as people who aren’t like the rest of us,” he said. It’s really hard to …

Column: Increased staffing for nursing homes? Sure, but the lack of oversight is deplorable
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Increased staffing for nursing homes? Sure, but the lack of oversight is deplorable

LA Times  

A patient is removed from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside after 39 people tested positive for coronavirus in April 2020. “I think it’s a big deal and a positive step forward for residents,” Chicotel said, citing the proposals’ higher nurse-patient ratios and a 24-7 requirement for RNs to be on site. “The contradiction is stunning,” Chicotel writes …

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped
1 year, 3 months ago

US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said Friday, responding to systemic problems bared by mass COVID-19 deaths. “I would caution anyone who thinks that the status quo — in which there is no federal floor for nursing home staffing — is preferable to the standards we’re …

Care homes in crisis as number of 'inadequate' ratings surge since pandemic
1 year, 11 months ago

Care homes in crisis as number of 'inadequate' ratings surge since pandemic

The Telegraph  

Charities have warned of a crisis in care homes after the number of "inadequate" ratings surged following the pandemic. 'Too little' done to help social care recover from pandemic Caroline Abrahams, the charity director at Age UK, said: “There’s no real sense the Government has a grip on the problem. “Too little has been done to help social care recover …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Federal government commits to $1.4 billion COVID spend as aged care outbreaks continue
2 years, 3 months ago

Federal government commits to $1.4 billion COVID spend as aged care outbreaks continue

ABC  

The federal government has revealed it's spending an extra $1.4 billion to help healthcare providers and the aged care sector deal with the pandemic. Key points: The federal government money to manage COVID lasts until the end of this year Aged care will receive $840 million to maintain programs like on-site PCR testing and the supply of rapid antigen tests …

Wolf, nursing homes come to agreement to boost staff
2 years, 5 months ago

Wolf, nursing homes come to agreement to boost staff

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Nursing home trade associations in Pennsylvania said Monday they have agreed to boost staffing levels as part of a deal with Gov. Trade associations had worked out a compromise on staffing levels with Wolf’s administration and SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, a labor union that represents about 5,000 nursing home workers, prior to the legislations being signed. Matt Yarnell, …

End of COVID funds? House eyes $15.6-billion plan, but outlook is dim
2 years, 9 months ago

End of COVID funds? House eyes $15.6-billion plan, but outlook is dim

LA Times  

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gives her weekly news conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the turn of events “heartbreaking.” The idea had been to add President Biden’s request for new virus aid to the massive $1.5-trillion spending bill, a must-pass measure needed by week’s end to keep the federal government operating through …

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union speech to launch a major overhaul of nursing home quality, including minimum staffing levels and steps to beef up inspections while continuing to keep COVID-19 at bay. “Despite the tens of billions of federal taxpayer dollars flowing to nursing homes each year, too many continue to provide poor, …

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines
2 years, 10 months ago

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines

LA Times  

“The extraordinarily high case rate has not caused a similar high increase in deaths among residents compared to our previous surges. We attribute these lower numbers to very high vaccination rates amongst nursing home residents,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Los Angeles County’s nursing homes have observed an extraordinary increase in coronavirus case rates during the Omicron …

Families struggle to get COVID tests to visit loved ones in nursing and senior homes
2 years, 11 months ago

Families struggle to get COVID tests to visit loved ones in nursing and senior homes

LA Times  

Karen Klink sits next to a sign she used in a protest when it was hard to visit her mother in a memory care facility during a lockdown due to COVID-19 in late 2020. Late last month, as coronavirus cases were skyrocketing, the state declared that nursing homes and other care facilities must require a negative test for COVID-19 for …

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says
3 years ago

Covid deaths in nursing homes back to pre-vaccines 2nd wave level, expert says

NL Times  

One in five vaccinated nursing home residents who contracted the coronavirus in recent months has died. This autumn, the total number of infections in nursing homes was considerably lower than last autumn, during the second wave. "We've known from the start that vaccines are not 100 percent effective," said the professor, who is also a member of the Outbreak Management …

Care homes treated as ‘afterthought’ during first wave of pandemic, finds report
3 years, 2 months ago

Care homes treated as ‘afterthought’ during first wave of pandemic, finds report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A joint inquiry by the Science and Technology Committee and the Health and Social …

Nursing home staffing falls as patients plead for help
3 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home staffing falls as patients plead for help

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — One in three U.S. nursing homes has fewer nurses and aides than before the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the truth of a profit-driven industry with too few caring for society’s most vulnerable. The American Health Care Association, which lobbies for care facilities, said its polling of members last month found 99% of nursing homes and 96% of assisted …

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden unveiled the new policy Wednesday afternoon in a White House address as the administration continues to look for ways to use mandates to encourage …

Nursing homes will need to get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds, Biden says
3 years, 4 months ago

Nursing homes will need to get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds, Biden says

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is directing all nursing homes to require their staff be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding. “Focusing only on nursing homes will cause vaccine-hesitant workers to flee to other health care providers and leave many centers without adequate staff to care for residents. “The …

The Latest: Connecticut: nursing home workers must get shots
3 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: Connecticut: nursing home workers must get shots

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut has become the latest state to mandate that workers in nursing homes be vaccinated against COVID-19. ___ MORE ON THE PANDEMIC: — Study: Vaccines give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost — Vaccination form for federal workers adds penalties for lies — Some US schools reopen with mix of masks in classrooms — United Airlines will require …

DOJ won’t investigate how Pennsylvania handled nursing homes
3 years, 5 months ago

DOJ won’t investigate how Pennsylvania handled nursing homes

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Justice Department told Gov. Tom Wolf’s office on Thursday that it has decided not to open an investigation into whether Pennsylvania violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept residents who had been treated for COVID-19 in a hospital. The letter comes 11 months after the department told the governors of Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey …

Home health agencies say they’re desperate for more funding
3 years, 5 months ago

Home health agencies say they’re desperate for more funding

Associated Press  

Representatives of Connecticut home care, hospice and home health agencies called on state officials Thursday to provide them with more funding, including a share of the state’s remaining federal COVID-19 relief money, warning they’re facing dire financial and staffing challenges. The Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home, whose member agencies provide services to nearly 20,000 state-funded residents, including the elderly …

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 among its most vulnerable victims. The report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services found that about 4 …

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk
3 years, 9 months ago

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk

LA Times  

The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping measure that includes not only pandemic-related $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits, but also the biggest expansion of Obamacare and hefty new tax credits to combat child poverty. The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping …

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid restrictions in nursing homes may be relaxed on Monday: Report

NL Times  

The cabinet may announce as early as Monday that several corona measures in nursing homes will no longer apply or become more flexible. The Outbreak Management Team is examining the issue whether relaxation in nursing homes is already possible, now that most people there have received an injection against the coronavirus. “We certainly want to offer the relief of measures …

COVID-related nursing home deaths in Pennsylvania fuel blame
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-related nursing home deaths in Pennsylvania fuel blame

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Thursday used a hearing to ask Gov. Tom Wolf’s top health official whether it was a mistake to order COVID-19 patients to be readmitted to nursing homes, although it is far from clear that the policy led to an outbreak or death. Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Allegheny, repeated that claim — that the …

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
3 years, 9 months ago

US House poised to pass $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives is poised to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Friday even as Republicans unify in opposition to the measure backed by President Joe Biden. “Clearly, pent-up demand and frustration with the previous administration pushed President Biden to want to get something done quickly in the midst of this virus,” said Bill Hoagland, senior …

Cuomo vows to “call out” criticism of nursing home response
3 years, 10 months ago

Cuomo vows to “call out” criticism of nursing home response

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his health commissioner offered a full-throated defense Friday of their March decision to require nursing homes to accept patients recovering from COVID-19, saying it was the best option at the time to help free up desperately needed beds at the state’s hospitals. Questions also go back months about whether the state made a …

The Toll Of COVID-19 In Assisted Living Homes Is A ‘Black Hole’
3 years, 10 months ago

The Toll Of COVID-19 In Assisted Living Homes Is A ‘Black Hole’

Huff Post  

"I don’t think we’ve really understood the suffering of our elders yet," said a former longtime operator of elder care facilities. Assisted living facilities and nursing homes share unique vulnerabilities to COVID-19, like elderly residents living close together, and underpaid, overworked staff who care for many residents at once while shuttling between multiple jobs. But there’s a key difference in …

Coronavirus: Community nursing faces ‘rehabilitation disaster’ as Covid leaves thousands in need
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Community nursing faces ‘rehabilitation disaster’ as Covid leaves thousands in need

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour’s shadow health minister Liz Kendall warned: “There will …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press. The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 9,000 recovering …

AG slams NY’s legal shield for nursing homes, hospitals
3 years, 10 months ago

AG slams NY’s legal shield for nursing homes, hospitals

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general has joined calls for the state to loosen a partial immunity from lawsuits and criminal prosecutions it had granted to nursing homes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring. Yet despite those “disturbing and potentially unlawful findings,” James said, “It remains unclear to what extent facilities or individuals can be held …

NY data show nursing home deaths undercounted by thousands
3 years, 10 months ago

NY data show nursing home deaths undercounted by thousands

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. “It’s important to me that my mom was counted,” said Vivian Zayas, whose 78-year-old mother died in April after contracting COVID-19 at a nursing home in West Islip, New York. “For their sake, I hope that this report will help us unveil the truth and put policies in place to prevent such tragedies in …

Investigation: Cuomo Team Undercounted N.Y. COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths
3 years, 10 months ago

Investigation: Cuomo Team Undercounted N.Y. COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

NPR  

Investigation: Cuomo Team Undercounted N.Y. COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP Yuki Iwamura/AP When the first coronavirus wave hit New York state last spring, nursing homes and assisted living facilities were devastated. Last summer, a report by state health officials concluded high rates of coronavirus death in nursing homes were caused by infected staff, not …

CVS and Walgreens under fire for slow pace of vaccination in nursing homes
3 years, 11 months ago

CVS and Walgreens under fire for slow pace of vaccination in nursing homes

CNN  

KHN — The effort to vaccinate some of the country’s most vulnerable residents against Covid-19 has been slowed by a federal program that sends retail pharmacists into nursing homes — accompanied by layers of bureaucracy and logistical snafus. “Everything has gone as planned, save for a few instances where we’ve been challenged or had difficulties making contact with long-term care …

US Congress passes $892bn in COVID relief measures
4 years ago

US Congress passes $892bn in COVID relief measures

Al Jazeera  

The bill provides $3.36bn for vaccine alliance GAVI, which issues the vaccines to people in low-income countries. The COVID-19 relief bill provides $284bn for loans to small business to keep workers employed and $166bn for $600 one-time payments to most US citizens among other measures. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US Congress, called the bill “a …

US COVID-19 vaccination drive heads to nursing homes
4 years ago

US COVID-19 vaccination drive heads to nursing homes

Live Mint  

The US government and two of the nation's largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19 on Monday, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the country began being administered to healthcare workers. Many states have put healthcare workers and nursing home residents first in line for vaccinations, in keeping with recommendations …

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows
4 years, 1 month ago

Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows

Associated Press  

When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace’s nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection. Beyond that, interviews with dozens of people across the country reveal swelling numbers of less clear-cut deaths that doctors believe have been fueled not by neglect but by a mental state plunged into despair by prolonged isolation ̶ listed on some death …

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today
4 years, 1 month ago

Great-grandmother, 78, faces being EVICTED from her care home today

Daily Mail  

A great-grandmother who is being evicted from her care home after having an 'unauthorised' visit through an open patio door with her police officer daughter had nearly died from Covid-19. Ms Hobbs - pictured outside the care home today - said she was 'heartbroken' that her mother had been evicted, and felt terrified about having to find her a new …

How Trump set up nursing home residents to die in the pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

How Trump set up nursing home residents to die in the pandemic

Salon  

As the coronavirus pandemic rages to new heights and we gear up for a new administration, there's an important step President-Elect Joe Biden could take right away to protect our most vulnerable population. He could restore the ability for nursing home residents to sue their facilities for poor health standards. Nursing home deaths from COVID-19 in Minnesota and Rhode Island, …

Nursing homes still see dangerously long waits for Covid-19 test results
4 years, 1 month ago

Nursing homes still see dangerously long waits for Covid-19 test results

CNN  

KHN — Nursing homes are still taking days to get back Covid-19 test results as many shun the Trump administration’s central strategy to limit the spread of the virus among old and sick Americans. The federal government “just hands stuff off to nursing homes and then says, ‘Hey, it’s yours; go use it,’” he said. “And then when things fall …

In nursing homes and assisted living communities, minorities suffer most from Covid-19, research says
4 years, 3 months ago

In nursing homes and assisted living communities, minorities suffer most from Covid-19, research says

CNN  

CNN — Older racial and ethnic minority residents in nursing homes and assisted living communities in the United States and their caregivers have been hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research by the University of Rochester Medical Center. Disparities of this magnitude, Li said, suggest that longstanding, fundamental inequalities in nursing homes resulting from segregated facilities with …

Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus
4 years, 3 months ago

Report: Much needs doing to shield nursing homes from virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission’s report on the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, but some panel members say that’s a misinterpretation of their conclusion that much remains to be done to safeguard vulnerable residents. Vice President Mike Pence met with some of the commission members Thursday and called their report “a significant …

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’
4 years, 3 months ago

Elderly people and coronavirus: It’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’

CNN  

CNN — They are among the greatest victims of coronavirus, yet elderly people continue to be dismissed, despite growing evidence of the devastating effects the pandemic has had on them. Earlier this week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had heard people describing high Covid-19 death rates among older people as “fine.” “No, when the elderly are …

1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound
4 years, 4 months ago

1 in 5 nursing homes short on PPE and staff in virus rebound

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One in five U.S. nursing homes faced severe shortages of protective gear like N95 masks this summer even as the Trump administration pledged to help, according to a study released Thursday that finds facilities in areas hard-hit by COVID-19 also struggled to keep staff. “A study that shows that 1 in 5 nursing homes has a severe shortage …

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