Reimagining Nursing Homes in the Wake of COVID-19
Terry Fulmer, Christopher F. Koller, John W. Rowe
Abstract
The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >> The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected nursing home residents. According to a New York Times database, nursing homes account for 8 percent of cases and 41 percent of COVID-19-related deaths nationwide [1]. While the clinical status of these […]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Nursing homesNursingMedicineVirologyOutbreakPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHuman-Animal Interaction StudiesClimate Change and Health Impacts