Higher numbers of pandemic policies at the state and territory levels were not consistently associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes or in the community.
Researchers have created a dataset and data visualization dashboard to evaluate the effectiveness of state and territory-level policies enacted to reduce COVID-19's impact on older people.
Many state governments installed new regulations to govern nursing homes during the pandemic, but those state-level policies weren’t clearly linked to reduced transmission.
This month, we profile Kelly Rojas, MS, RN who is currently in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner program at the Columbia University School of Nursing.
