Next Avenue Article: Will the National Nursing Home Commission Fix COVID-19 Problems?
Next Avenue has published an article explaining the role of the Independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes and what it might do to fix the COVID-19 problems in America's nursing homes.
As residents and workers in nursing homes make up about 42% of COVID-19-related deaths, CMS established the commission to address challenges associated with the pandemic in nursing homes. The commission is identifying best practices so that facilities can rapidly and effectively pinpoint and mitigate transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, which will help improve care delivery and responsiveness to nursing home residents before, during and after an emergency.
Commission member Terry Fulmer, president of The John A. Hartford Foundation is quoted in the article, "If we just work on the margins, we're not going to solve the problems."
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