Nursing Home Exec: COVID ‘Dramatically Reshaping Our Business’

A member of the Georgia National Guard enters Provident Village assisted living and memory care home to clean and disinfect hallways and common areas last month in Smyrna, Georgia.

John Bazemore / Associated Press

This story was originally published at Georgia Health News.

Nursing homes have become a constant battleground during the COVID-19 epidemic — in Georgia, around the nation and in several other countries.

Nearly half of Georgia’s 2,784 deaths have come from long-term care facilities, a percentage that’s mirrored in national statistics.