Home Health Care News June 24, 2020
The nursing home industry has taken the brunt of the nation’s coronavirus blow, with more than 40% of all U.S. COVID-19 deaths involving skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Those staggering statistics have prompted fewer seniors to receive care in the setting, both for voluntary reasons and because many SNFs stopped accepting new patients and started discharging others due to transmission concerns.
As a result, nursing home occupancy fell sharply — by about 10% — between the end of 2019 and late May, equating to a loss of about 100,000 residents, Skilled Nursing News reported earlier this month. And given errors in reporting, the true number could be even higher.
While it’s unclear...
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