October 7, 2020

State Actions and Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment and Staff in U.S. Nursing Homes

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): health care setting

• In June-July 2020, nearly half (47%) of nursing home facilities in the US reported a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and/or staff needed to protect residents and staff from COVID‐19. Thirty percent of facilities reported at least one week of staffing shortage, and 28% reported at least one week of PPE shortage. These data were obtained from the Nursing Home COVID‐19 Public File released on July 31, 2020 (n=13,445 facilities).

Gibson and Greene. (Oct 6, 2020). State Actions and Shortages of Personal Protective Equipment and Staff in U.S. Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16883