Nursing Home Concerns and COVID-19

The current COVID-19 pandemic has spurred many extraordinary measures in an attempt to “flatten the curve” of spreading the virus. Many businesses are closed while others are working modified schedules with extreme sanitation protocols in place. Healthcare facilities are particularly stringent in their containment methods in order to protect patients and staff. Among these healthcare facilities, nursing homes and senior living centers have also enacted strict policies with a view toward protecting residents. These seniors are among some of the highest at risk for contracting the coronavirus due to existing…