I think this study underestimates the number of Americans that just stay home and die on their own or who get turned away to die on their own. With medical costs where they are it's pretty standard for poor families to just handle things on their own.
People in nursing homes tend to get sent to hospitals on the drop of a hat, being bounced back and forth from ERs. Not surprising that their numbers are a lot higher.
It would be interesting to look at Covid case and death numbers in different countries compared to popularity of nursing homes and age distribution. Has anyone seen this type of analysis?
The article is full of urgent suggestions of what "we" should do nationally, but doesn't mention who failed to ensure "we" had a coordinated national response.
As far as I understand it, the governors of each state are telling "us" what is allowed or not. That's where the control lies currently, and "they" seem to have a few loose screws to say the least.
People in nursing homes tend to get sent to hospitals on the drop of a hat, being bounced back and forth from ERs. Not surprising that their numbers are a lot higher.
https://www.propublica.org/article/theres-been-a-spike-in-pe...