One state’s careful count of COVID-19 deaths and cases has revealed a strong link between the proportion of minority and ethnic residents in nursing homes and increased facility incidence and mortality rates during the pandemic.
The steep declines in COVID-19 illness and mortality among the most vaccinated age group in the U.S. — seniors — demonstrate the potential impact of increasing vaccination coverage nationally, CDC researchers contend.
The age-adjusted death rate in the United States increased by 16% in 2020, with the novel coronavirus taking third place after heart disease and cancer, the agency reported Wednesday.
Nursing home operators and community health officials may have a powerful new weapon for protecting residents in the near term, and against public healthcare emergencies.
Nursing homes with a non-white resident population of more than 40% have more than three times the rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths than those with fewer non-white residents, says R. Tamara Konetzka, Ph.D.
As of Oct. 15, 22% of assisted living communities in 39 states reported cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff members. Rates ranged widely, from 1.3% of communities in Iowa to 93% of Connecticut facilities.
This season’s flu strains continue to hit the senior population especially hard, with the majority of deaths and hospitalizations hitting those over the age of 65, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rates for five of the top 15 causes of death have fallen significantly over the past year, though overall lifespan has stayed the same, a government analysis found.
In 2009, the average life expectancy of a baby born in the U.S. climbed to 78.2 years, according to the new National Vital Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the same time, the death rate fell to an all-time low.
Americans’ life expectancy has dropped by one month, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Early results of the report showed that a baby born in 2008 could be expected to live 77.8 years.
