That death toll constitutes roughly two-thirds of all covid-19 fatalities linked to nursing homes from March through August. But as the pandemic raged, the number of homes flagged for infection-control violations remained about the same as last year. In February, she said, the agency alerted nursing homes and states about the need to focus on infection prevention. ADAD“I don’t think there’s any intent on our end to not hold nursing homes responsible for their actions,” she said. “You cannot just say to the nursing homes, ‘Oh you guys decide,’ ” said Alice Bonner, director of the CMS division of nursing homes from 2011 to 2013.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2020 20:48 UTC