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Why some nursing homes are better than others at protecting residents and staff from COVID-19

  • Written by Anna Amirkhanyan, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
imageLife Care Center in Washington state was at the center of the U.S. outbreak back in early March. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, CC BY

The coronavirus pandemic has posed a serious threat to the U.S. long-term care industry. A third of all deaths have been nursing home residents or workers – in some states it’s more than half.

Yet some long-term...

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