FRIDAY, July 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with COVID-19 are told to keep their distance from family members to protect them from infection. But a new study finds that one-fifth of U.S. homes are too small for that to happen. Researchers found that more than 20% of households nationwide lacked enough bedrooms and bathrooms… Read More: Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID’s Spread »
Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Tennessee can allow some visitation options beginning Monday if facilities can meet certain prerequisites and follow certain guidelines, Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday. These types of facilities have accounted for a disproportionate number of COVID-19 deaths in Tennessee and across the country. “From my own family experience,… Read More: Visitation to be allowed at Tennessee nursing homes starting next… »
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It’s a grim fact: In many U.S. states, the bulk of coronavirus deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities, a new study finds. By the end of May, the proportion of COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts from nursing homes and group homes jumped from 54% to 63%, researchers report.… Read More: Nursing Homes a Hotspot for COVID-19 Deaths »
More than 11,600 people have died from coronavirus in care homes across the UK since the start of the pandemic, figures suggest. But for the second week running, the review of death certificates by statisticians showed the number of new deaths has fallen. In the week to 8 May, there were 1,940 care home deaths… Read More: Coronavirus: More than 11,000 deaths in care homes »