The COVID-19 hospitalization rate for people over 75 has risen about 49% since mid-November, while younger groups saw much smaller increases
A sign on the door warned visitors of the COVID-19 outbreak within, but inside Parkview Care Center, life went on more or less as normal.
It’s a scene that wouldn’t have been possible earlier in the pandemic, both because federal and state rules have changed and because COVID-19 outbreaks are no longer as dangerous a threat, even in nursing homes. While clusters of cases are once again widespread, deaths from the virus have become significantly more rare, according to state data.
“Or killing someone,” added Jay Moskowitz, president and CEO of Vivage Senior Living, which owns Parkview.
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