WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: Using confirmed COVID-19 cases from 5 states, assisted living communities with a higher population of Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligible minority residents were more likely to have COVID-19 cases, as were those located in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods. Communities in states with stricter social distancing policies had significantly lower numbers of cases.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Assisted Living Communities: Neighborhood Deprivation and State Social Distancing Policies Matter
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: Using confirmed COVID-19 cases from 5 states, assisted living communities with a higher population of Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligible minority residents were more likely to have COVID-19 cases, as were those located in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods. Communities in states with stricter social distancing policies had significantly lower numbers of cases.
