A USA TODAY investigation into nursing home care during the pandemic showed widespread problems which endangered the health of seniors and in some cases took advantage of them financially. This has caused health advisors to President Joe Boden to suggest taking a look at nursing home reforms. The report, which was released in early March, found that at one nursing home chain with 115 different facilities, residents died of COVID-19 at twice the national average for nursing homes. A focus on health, minimum staffing standards and financial transparency is part of a sweeping set of proposals Biden early mentioned during his State of the Union speech on March 1.
