We’ve long known that nursing homes are incubators for infection in this pandemic. Regardless of ownership model, the facilities have been hit with outbreaks of COVID-19 at roughly the same rate, but once affected, the infection outcomes are dramatically different. Today there are calls to make all nursing homes publicly-owned, binding them not only to government regulations but nationwide standards. Either way, what matters more than ownership is accountability and responsibility. Surely that is the primary role and responsibility of government — not always ownership, but oversight at all times.

Source: thestar May 11, 2020 22:41 UTC