At @chihacknight some of us put together this map using the @MedicareGov info the Sun-Times is referencing in the article. The red dots are the nursing homes with the lowest ratings. http://chicagonursinghomesearch.com/ ">https://chicagonursinghomesearch.com/">...
Making the app was an eye-opening experience. I hope this horrific situation will help us get the changes in Springfield @BrandonCCD1 describes in the article. There& #39;s more info in our about page http://chicagonursinghomesearch.com/about ">https://chicagonursinghomesearch.com/about&quo...
We found a lot of great groups working on improving the nursing homes situation, approaching it in different but complimentary ways. There& #39;s @sharenetworkchi, @CaregiverAction, @SEIUhciimk, and last but most certainly not least https://illinoispioneercoalition.org/ ">https://illinoispioneercoalition.org/">...
Here in NE Illinois, but also all around the country, over the last few decades for-profit companies bought up nursing homes from religious organizations and other types of non-profits. And then the quality dropped severely. Here& #39;s some background: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/business/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/0...
If you want the data straight from the source, here& #39;s the @IDPH page https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/long-term-care-facility-outbreaks-covid-19">https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/l...
And of course the @MedicareGov nursing home data is key to understanding and comparing nursing homes https://data.medicare.gov/data/nursing-home-compare">https://data.medicare.gov/data/nurs...
Has anyone done a good map or other viz that shows the nursing home ratings and the number of COVID-19 cases? Last obnoxious tag of the thread, I promise! But I bet @eads @ChicagoEl @carolinehurls or @forestgregg would know.
Also, for folks following this stuff, Tamara Konetzka is a local expert who knows a lot about these issues. She was gracious enough to spend some time talking to us when we were building our nursing home app. She just published this paper in January https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2759755">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/...
In case you haven& #39;t seen it already, I& #39;m a big fan of @COVID19Tracking and their beta COVID Racial Data Tracker stuff looks really promising. https://covidtracking.com/race ">https://covidtracking.com/race"...
The video is up with @UChicago& #39;s Dr. Tamara Konetzka& #39;s testimony to a Senate Special Committee about nursing home issues. Lots of important details. Good exploration of the nuances. Also, some ideas for how to make things better. She starts at 26:14. https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/caring-for-seniors-amid-the-covid-19-crisis">https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/...
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