HIT Consultant January 14, 2025
From April to August 2020, 45% of U.S. COVID deaths occurred in long-term care (LTC) facilities, even though LTC residents made up only 0.45% of the population. This stark disparity revealed that nursing homes were particularly vulnerable during the pandemic, with high transmission and fatality rates in these congregate settings. Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), commonly known as nursing homes, represented about 80% of LTC COVID deaths, making them the deadliest place to live during COVID. While vaccine rollouts in 2021 reduced the death rate in LTC facilities, by then, 11% of SNF residents had already died from COVID, a significant increase over pre-pandemic mortality rates.
Infection Control: A Longstanding Challenge
The pandemic’s devastation in LTC facilities highlighted longstanding challenges. For...
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