More than a thousand nursing homes reached infection rates of 75 percent or more in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: better protections are needed for future emergencies
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Data brief (United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General)
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, January 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- COVID-19 -- prevention & control COVID-19 -- transmission Disease Transmission, Infectious -- statistics & numerical data Government Regulation Nursing Homes -- organization & administration Nursing Homes -- statistics & numerical data United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Why OIG Did This Review. Almost every American has been affected in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2020, COVID-19 had spread throughout the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating for Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes, which is why OIG embarked on a three-part series of evaluations focusing exclusively on the nursing home experience during 2020. The first report in this series focused on beneficiaries and found that 2 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes either had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020. Some Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes seemed to be at greater risk than others. Specifically, Black beneficiaries, Hispanic beneficiaries, and Asian beneficiaries were more likely than White beneficiaries to have or likely have COVID-19. In addition, overall mortality for Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes increased by almost one-third in 2020 from the 2019 level. This is the second report in the series and builds on the first OIG report by focusing on nursing homes themselves. It looks at the extent to which they had residents who were diagnosed with COVID-19 or likely COVID-19, and the characteristics of nursing homes with extremely high infection rates. The third report will feature specific challenges nursing homes faced and the strategies they used to deal with them. For the health and safety of residents, nursing homes must be prepared to face current and future health emergencies. Understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected nursing homes can help the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Congress, and other stakeholders learn from what has happened and inform their decisions as they strive to improve care and better protect residents.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (40 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918716086806676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918716086806676