Trenton Bureau
New Jersey s six dozen hospitals have long been an economic powerhouse, employing more than 150,000 nurses, doctors and other health care workers who care for upwards of 15 million patients a year.
The 600 nursing homes and other assisted living centers, by contrast, have about a third of the staff nearly 55,000 and an average of 45,000 residents on any given day.
That s not the only difference between the industries. In the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and long-term care facilities have been held to vastly different standards by the state when it comes to their workers.
Long-term care facilities, for example, must publicly report staff COVID deaths and cases. They must also test their employees regularly.
NJ nursing homes must report staff COVID deaths But not hospitals
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