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Lack of PPE, universal testing cited as reasons why four county nursing homes lost nearly 25% of their patients

Intelligencer Journal - 8/4/2020

Lancaster County is home to 32 nursing homes, one of which has accumulated the highest number of deaths in the state; Conestoga View.

However, when analyzed by percentage of deaths per resident beds, four of Lancaster County's smaller, top-rated nursing homes have been the hardest hit by the virus. Each has lost nearly a fourth of their residents to the novel coronavirus since outbreaks began.

Here's what nursing home administrators of the four facilities had to say about the challenges they faced while trying to control their COVID-19 outbreaks.

Crédito: LANCASTERONLINE | Staff

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