Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents have died from coronavirus, according to new federal data. A quarter of nursing homes had at least one case, and one in five had at least one death, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
One quarter of nursing homes had at least one case, and one in five had at least one death, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The cases were more prevalent in poorly rated facilities, which typically have weaker infection controls and fewer staffers per resident.The report marks the first nationwide government tally showing the impact of the pandemic on nursing homes, which have been hit especially hard by the outbreak.
The numbers of cases, which will be updated weekly, will likely increase. "We hope this public reporting system will help identify areas that are most in need of resources to fight the battle against Covid-19," said Mark Parkinson, CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living."We hope state and federal public health officials can use the data to help nursing homes by sending urgently needed resources.
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