Making sure the necessary number of doctors and nurses available to care for people in communities is difficult, and a new report warns the latest estimates are off.
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BIANCA FROGNER
Two weeks after the first U.S. case of COVID-19 was identified in Snohomish County, Washington, in early 2020, my dad had a stroke at his home just across Puget Sound.
More COVID-19 cases were about to surface at a nearby skilled nursing facility, marking the beginning of a crisis for nursing homes across the country.
My dad was incredibly lucky. It was minor stroke, and he didn’t need nursing home care. But the type of stroke he had is a leading risk factor for cognitive impairment and vascular dementia.
I know that nursing care may be in his future.