"An exclusive AARP report finds that half of U.S. nursing homes have staff infected with COVID-19 and a quarter are short on workers and PPE." #GetMePPE #ProtectAllWorkers aarp.org/caregiving/hea…
"The national total of COVID-19 cases among staff over the four weeks of data almost matched that of residents: 26,945 for staff versus 28,405 for residents."
"Many nursing assistants make less than $15 an hour, and there's high staff turnover."
"PPE helps stop the transfer of infectious droplets through the air, while adequate staffing ratios mean better care and less person-to-person contact."
"Yet in 18 states, more than 30 percent of all nursing homes reported PPE shortages, and in 26 states and the District of Columbia, more than 30 percent of nursing homes are experiencing staff shortages."
"N95 respirators were the most in-demand PPE item across the country, with 11 percent of all nursing homes reporting shortages."
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