In this March 12, 2020, photo, a person is loaded into an ambulance at Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., which has been at the center of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in the state. Residents of assisted living facilities and their loved ones are facing a grim situation as the coronavirus spreads across the country, placing elderly people especially at risk. (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.