AARP: COVID Deaths Down In Wyoming Nursing Homes
That's according to a report from the AARP.
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According to the report, Wyoming was one of six states to report no COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes over a four-week period ending April 18. The Cowboy State is joined by Alaska, Rhode Island, Nevada, New Mexico and the District of Columbia.
However, the same report states that Wyoming is short of nurses and nurse's aides. According to the report, Wyoming is eighth in the nation for states with the highest percentage of staffing shortages.
Specifically, the report states, 37.5% of Wyoming's nursing homes are self-reporting staffing shortages.