Brown: Deaths of Assisted Living Residents Spiked During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Reveals
June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 15 (TNSJou) -- Brown University issued the following news release:
While significant attention has been paid to COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, public health leaders have understood less about the effects of the virus in assisted living communities. These settings are also home to older adults who are often at a higher risk for disease severity, but they differ from nursing homes in key ways and present more of a challenge for data collectors.
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While significant attention has been paid to COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, public health leaders have understood less about the effects of the virus in assisted living communities. These settings are also home to older adults who are often at a higher risk for disease severity, but they differ from nursing homes in key ways and present more of a challenge for data collectors.
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