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Old 05-10-2020, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown View Post
No one I have ever known moved to a nursing home for rocking good times, to live it up and party hearty. They go because they must due to loss of independence from advanced age related conditions or serious health issues. At that point in life they are especially vulnerable to whatever bad bug comes along. Many small apartments and rooms all packed together, common hallways, dining rooms, elevators and gathering areas as well as staff that live off site coming and going all contribute to risk of communicable infections spreading quickly among residents.
No one said they did. The point is that it looks like 50% of covid 19 deaths are coming from nursing homes, probably the biggest bungle of this whole mess. Some states like New York forced nursing homes to accept covid 19 positive seniors. These numbers also scare the heck out of anyone over 65 when their actual chance of catching and dying from the virus is much lower if they live in single family home.