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It makes sense.

First, Older people are more likely to die from this disease. So age seems like a strong reason for the deaths in nursing homes.

Additionally, it is difficult to practice any form of social distancing in a huge facility where nurses, cleaners, caretakers, cooks are constantly interacting with several people at the time. Additionally, a lot of employees in nursing homes pick up extra work at different facilities. 
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I think people will move towards finding much smaller facilities  for their elderly loved ones. 
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+1 I think small facilities will become much more popular among those who can afford it (small facilities often do not have Medicaid beds).

Home care might become more popular, too, but it sometimes isn't an option. Even if you can afford aides, some people cannot safely be cared for in a home setting or by one aide/adult. Particularly true for dementia patients and people who have certain medical conditions where care can't easily be provided in a home setting (needs dialysis and isn't a candidate for home dialysis or needs certain therapies, for example).
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Small facilities also often only have beds for long term care for versus the big facilities often have beds for rehabilitation purposes and short term care so they have a LOT more people being admitted and leaving.[/quote]

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