Nursing homes prepared for pandemics, but COVID-19 reveals gaps

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200424132604.htm

New data suggests that at least in Michigan, nursing homes that responded to a survey were far better prepared for this pandemic than they were for the last one. The study includes responses from 130 nursing homes to a survey performed during the week the state announced its first documented case of COVID-19.

It shows that nearly all had a pandemic plan in place. That's compared with just over half of the 280 nursing homes that answered the same survey in 2007. Nearly all said they now have at least one staff member in charge of pandemic preparedness.