Greater Cincinnati nursing homes feeling pandemic's financial strain
The future of some Greater Cincinnati nursing homes and care facilities is in question after the Ohio Health Care Association said the industry has lost so much money during the pandemic that they might have to shut down.
and last updated 2021-01-28 20:49:22-05
Flipping through photos, Scott Reynolds of Hamilton wonders where his mother, Francene, would have gone if her nursing home shut down.
After surviving a bout with COVID-19 before Thanksgiving last year, she passed away on Jan. 1, 2021, in a local nursing home.
"They've got to have a place to go," Reynolds said of Ohio's nursing home residents, "and that's why we need to concentrate on keeping these facilities open, because not everybody has the opportunity or the setup to bring a loved one home."