Many of the deaths from coronavirus have been at a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash. Nursing homes face numerous problems controlling infection.
The coronavirus has been especially lethal for older adults. At least five residents at a Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., have died. And many others at the facility, both residents and staff, have shown symptoms of the coronavirus. NPR's Ina Jaffe has this report on the special dangers faced by nursing home residents and staff.
JAFFE: There are 8,200 state inspectors across the country evaluating 15,000 nursing homes, usually on everything from dietary standards to resident rights. But when it comes to infection control, they will have their work cut out for them, says Toby Edelman, a senior policy attorney at the Center for Medicare Advocacy.
DAVID GIFFORD: We're asking people who are sick not to visit and employees who are sick not to come into work. JAFFE: Bury says that large nursing home chains like his should be allowed to transfer medical personnel across state lines.
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