The data isn't complete, but several reports show the grim picture of how the institutions that care for the nation's elderly have been among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
On 5/8/20 at 7:00 AM EDTMore than 68,000 people have died from COVID-19 so far in the U.S. and as many as 1 in 5 of them lived or worked in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, reports show—illustrating that the institutions that care for the nation's elderly have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
And while New York is considered the epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. where more than 3,600 elderly care patients died in April, other states such as Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut also are overrun with cases of the new coronavirus in assisted living centers or nursing homes.
In March, 68 residents of the Soldiers Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, died as the new coronavirus overwhelmed staff members trying to treat patients.The small town of Paris, Texas, had only seen eight COVID-19 cases in their community, with six recoveries, through March and April. "Protecting and caring for the health and safety of seniors who reside in nursing homes is a shared responsibility," CMS officials said."The importance of ongoing transparency and information sharing has proven to be one of the keys to the battle against this pandemic."
Health and Human Services said it followed up with more policy changes in March that called for screening nursing home patients or COVID-19, as recommended by the CDC, issued guidance for the use of PPE for personnel in all nursing home facilities, and restricted visits of nonessential personnel into these facilities.
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