Iowa Doctor Says Money And Staffing Needed To Handle Coronavirus In Nursing Homes
Dr. Glenn Hurst says hospitalizations are growing in part because of a nursing home "bottleneck." Many people rehabilitate at nursing homes after leaving the hospital.
by James Doubek
Nov 16, 2020
2 minutes
Iowa is one of several states, mostly in the Midwest, where coronavirus cases in nursing homes are rising faster than in nursing homes nationally.
While national cases in nursing home residents and staff rose by 8% between September and October, the numbers in Iowa more than doubled in that time, according to the AARP.
Hospitalizations are also climbing. Iowa is of states with the highest number of people hospitalized per million residents.
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