COVID-19 Pandemic in Assisted Living Communities: Results from Seven States.
Helena Temkin-GreenerWenhan GuoYunjiao MaoXueya CaiYue LiPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
ALs with a higher proportion of minorities had more COVID-19 cases. Many of the previously identified individual risk factors are also present in this vulnerable population. The impact of COVID-19 on ALs is as critical as that on nursing homes, and is worth equal attention from policy makers.