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COVID-19's hidden victims, Alzheimer's patients in nursing homes
ABC News
By
Jack Arnholz
May 16, 2020, 9:12 AM ET
11 min read
Nearly 50% of all nursing home residents live with Alzheimer's or dementia.
When Ken Gregersen, 88, left his wife's nursing home in Ankeny, Iowa, on March 11, he didn't know that that would be the last time he'd see her for two months.
"I got an email, or I got notified by the care facility that no longer could I visit her. So I haven't actually seen her then since March," he told ABC News.
Evie, his wife of 67 years, is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease and receives hospice care. Just like thousands across the country, her nursing home closed its doors to visitors amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked long-term care facilities. State data analyzed by ABC News reveals that almost a third of coronavirus deaths come from nursing homes.
With nearly half of all long-term care facility residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, individuals with the disease have become one of the most disproportionately impacted groups from COVID-19 in the country.
"I got an email, or I got notified by the care facility that no longer could I visit her. So I haven't actually seen her then since March," he told ABC News.
Evie, his wife of 67 years, is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease and receives hospice care. Just like thousands across the country, her nursing home closed its doors to visitors amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked long-term care facilities. State data analyzed by ABC News reveals that almost a third of coronavirus deaths come from nursing homes.
With nearly half of all long-term care facility residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, individuals with the disease have become one of the most disproportionately impacted groups from COVID-19 in the country.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/covid-19s-hidden-victims-alzheimers-patients-nursing-homes/story?id=70686559
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