Cases Down, Deaths Higher in Nursing Homes
AARP report finds 2.7 deaths per 100 Wisconsin residents in most recent month measured.
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AARP report finds 2.7 deaths per 100 Wisconsin residents in most recent month measured.
AARP wants lawmakers to help family caregivers in Wisconsin Family caregivers have come under increasing stress during the pandemic. Helen Marks Dicks with AARP Wisconsin estimates there are 600,000 family caregivers in Wisconsin – and the pandemic has caused an increase in family members needing to step in, for two reasons. “Number one, you can’t get the kind of help with people coming into the house. And number two, at some particular point if you get too overwhelmed, nursing home or assisted living is a option, and because of the death rates and the infection rates in those facilitie...