Utah’s new nursing home goal: Keep the coronavirus outbreaks small

If Utah’s new goal of keeping the coronavirus fatality rate below 1% has a single nemesis, it’s nursing homes.Nursing homes and similar types of long-term care facilities, such as rehabilitation centers, homes for the disabled and licensed assisted-living centers, have accounted for about 43% of Utah’s COVID-19 deaths. The nationwide percentage is about the same.A federal plan released last month calls for frequent coronavirus testing of long-term care residents and staff in ho