nursing homes

This plain-language brief summarizes a study of the very high number of deaths from COVID-19 among people receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) who lived in nursing homes. The brief defines excess mortality and describes the studies findings, including graphics comparing mortality rates for both younger and older LTSS receipients, compared to the general population. The brief also explains why these rates may be higher, including individual factors and barriers to services and supports.

This report provides an analysis of data to better understand where cases and deaths are rising in nursing homes as of August 8 2021. Among the findings: COVID-19 cases among residents and staff are on the rise in nursing homes with the steepest increases in urban areas and in the South and Midwest. Disabled people are disproportionately overrepresented in the resident populations of unsafe congregate settings, such as nursing homes. Vaccination rates across both residents and staff in nursing homes have stagnated.