Gwen Baumgardner: SOBERING NEW NUMBERS TODAY — SHOWING JUST HOW BAD COVID-19 RAVAGED AMERICA’S NURSING HOMES.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS DEATHS AMONG MEDICARE PATIENTS IN NURSING HOMES INCREASED BY NEARLY A THIRD LAST YEAR.
THEIR REPORT ALSO FOUND ABOUT 4 IN 10 HAD OR LIKELY HAD COVID-19 IN 20-20.
AN INTERESTING NOTE — DEATHS IN DECEMBER — LONG AFTER IT WAS CLEAR NURSING HOMES WERE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE VIRUS — WERE ONLY DOWN LESS THAN NINE PERCENT COMPARED TO APRIL.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WHY SO MANY RESIDENTS CONTINUED TO DIE.