Advocates Say Nursing Home Issues Haven't Disappeared Despite COVID-19 Improvement
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Advocates for older Hoosiers say while Indiana nursing homes have emerged from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still ongoing issues that can’t be ignored.
Brock Turner/WFIU, WTIU
Advocates for older Hoosiers say while Indiana nursing homes have emerged from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still ongoing issues that can’t be ignored.
And AARP Indiana says state legislative changes made this year can both help and hurt their cause.
State Director Sarah Waddle said there are key things that can help what she calls the ongoing nursing home “crisis.” One is public reporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths in those facilities – which Indiana has done weekly for months.