Few places were harder hit during the COVID-19 pandemic than nursing homes, whose residents were incredibly vulnerable because of their age and any chronic medical conditions they experienced, such as kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease and respiratory illness. According to updated data released on June 19, 2022, by the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), there have been a total of 1,082,240 confirmed COVID cases and 153,611 deaths among nursing home residents throughout the pandemic, and 1,150,305 confirmed cases and 2,416 deaths among nursing home staff.
