Nursing homes in Ky. (and maybe other states) with the most covid-19 deaths had fewer registered nurses - Entrepreneur Generations

Stanford Care and Rehabilitation in Ky. had 18 residents die of
covid-19. 

Nearly 600 people have died from covid-19 in long-term-care facilities in Kentucky, and almost one-third of those have come from just eight nursing homes. One thing those eight facilities had in common was a relatively low number of registered nurses on staff spending less time than average with residents, according to a recent study. It could be the same in other states.

"On average, Kentucky nursing homes reported 45 minutes of RN staff time per resident day during the fourth quarter of 2019, the most recent period for which data is available from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services," John Cheves reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. "That was close to the national average. But the eight Kentucky nursing homes with the most covid-19 deaths reported an average of only 24 minutes."

The eight homes have other things in common: most are owned by for-profit corporations or privately run investment portfolios, had low quality ratings from the federal government, and had trouble controlling infections before the pandemic, Cheves reports.

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