(STUDY FINDS) – Nursing homes were the sites of many tragedies and mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, a new study finds that older adults who survived nursing home outbreaks may still be suffering from these infections.
Long COVID is having a dire effect on nursing home residents across the United States. Researchers from Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, compared the physical and mental functioning of nursing home residents who had contracted COVID-19 with those who had not over a one-year period. They discovered that the outcomes of COVID-19 on nursing home residents can extend far beyond the acute infection phase.
The study focused on residents’ ability to perform daily activities and their cognitive function.
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