Elder Law

Brief Shows COVID-19 Challenges Magnify Chronic Care Issues Inside U.S. Nursing Homes

By Levin & Perconti

U.S. nursing home residents, totaling 1.2 million seniors and nonelderly people with disabilities living in over 15,000 facilities, are at increased risk of coronavirus infection and complications. The combined challenges of the facility setting and shared living environment, residents with underlying health conditions, the close contact that many care workers have with residents, and failures in facilities who do not provide quality care, all contribute to the high number of COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in the elder communities.

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), as of August 7, 20202:

• More than 25,000 cases of COVID-19 have been traced back to nursing home residents and staff, resulting in 4,162 deaths.

Full post as published by Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog on August 25, 2020 (boomark / email).