New data from AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows a steady increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths throughout nursing homes from mid-July through mid-August.
Resident cases have increased six-fold, staff cases increasing more than eight-fold, and deaths have also increased nine-fold within the four weeks. Many nursing homes counting on increase vaccinations to help make a difference for the better.
“We kind of expect to see a spike for awhile as vaccination rates still remain low and we’re hopeful that the requirement to get vaccination for staff will lower those numbers," Joe Meyers of AARP of South Carolina said.
Last month President Joe Biden announced all nursing home staff must be vaccinated in order for the facility to continue to receive Medicare and Medicaid federal funding.
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