A s has been so painfully and poignantly documented, long-term care facilities have been"
ground zero" for COVID illnesses and deaths in the past year, accounting for nearly 40 …

COVID-19 uncovered deep flaws in the long-term care system that have been worsening for
decades. Consistent with the neglect that caused these flaws, the federal government …

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected residents and staff at long-term
care (LTC) and other residential facilities in the United States. The high morbidity and …

“The warden can't just stop visits, can she, Miss Patty? Isn't visitation some sort of right?” Bad
news travels even faster in a prison community. On March 7, 2020, bad news echoed down …

It was almost Memorial Day, and retired Army Sgt. Bill Meck was thinking about the dead. It
had been nearly a year since covid-19 had hollowed out Charlotte Hall Veterans Home-the …

The Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Minister of Health, and the Minis-ter of Long-T erm
Care met with the Commission the last week of February.[...] As the rate of infections and …

Policy Points To address systemic problems amplified by COVID‐19, we need to restructure
US long‐term services and supports (LTSS) as they relate to both the health care systems …

Executive Summary The United States has had more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) and more deaths as a result of the disease than any other nation on Earth. As …

The COVID-19 epidemic has hit residents and staff of congregate long-term care
communities particularly hard. In North Carolina, the site of this research, over half of …

Fortunately, the most damaging wrecking ball to ever hit this sector appears to be moving
on. And the facilities that survived the carnage are starting to feel a bit better.But lest we …