Americans living in nursing homes during the last several months face the greatest health challenges residents of these facilities have ever experienced.
COVID-19 has changed everything. It has caused heartache for families who have lost a loved one or have not been able to visit a parent or grandparent. For residents who are recovering from the disease, there can be months or years of rehabilitation in front of them.
Yet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is cutting funding for care to nursing facility residents, even though CMS was taking unprecedented action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and the providers of their care in the wake of the initial coronavirus outbreak.
There could be no worse time to slash services. People living in nursing homes are among the most vulnerable populations who continue to be at risk for COVID-19, because of their advanced age and likelihood of having underlying conditions.
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