A sign that reads "Praying For You" is shown at the base of the entrance sign for the at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., Tuesday, March 10, 2020, near Seattle. The nursing home is at the center of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
March 21, 2020
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March 21, 2020 10:06 a.m.
Nursing home outbreaks lay bare chronic industry problems
NEW YORK (AP) — Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry’s long-running problems, including a struggle to control infections and a staffing crisis that relies on poorly paid aides who can't afford to stay home sick.