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The report found that low wages contribute to that competition, as many "pay wages less than two-thirds of the state median wage."

Finally this evening, we visit a young man we first told you about earlier in the pandemic, a super bowl champ who decided to do his part here is kevin tibbles. >> reporter: when the new york jets take the field, there's a doctor in the house. >> i'm a professional player for the new york jets, and i also hold a doctorate in medicine. >> reporter: lineman laurent duvernay-tardif, larry to us teammates made quite a bit of history at the onset of the covid pandemic right after winning the super bowl with the kansas city chiefs, he decided to opt out of playing last year. instead of pads and jers...

Hires, given how many have left the sector. >> yeah. this has been something actually occurred before the pandemic. you had, you know, in new york, the increase in minimum wage made the wage difference between what the certified nurse assistants were being paid and nursing home versus what they would get in retail, not that large. and so there has been a kind of a reluck reluctance to go into long-term congregate care settings. and then frankly the federal program of giving people money to try to help them through the pandemic said to people, you can stay home now, why go to a congregate care ...

Stacked up. >> reporter: a tiny makeshift morgue overflowing with bodies followed by lawsuits from families. $220,000 in federal fines, a name change, but still the same owners who remain under investigation by the state attorney general. they told nbc news at the time they faced unprecedented challenges as best they could as of today, 213 residents and 114 staffers tested positive, the highest number of any long-term care facility in the state. the center did not respond to nbc's repeated requests for comment today. the national guard will arrive monday to help, getting residents from beds to...

Press release from Billings Clinic: