PPE Supply at nursing homes

Shortage across Iowa facilities

How you can get involved.

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Kimt news 3's alex jirgens is live in mason city.

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"* it's news that is unsettling.

This aarp dashboard found that about a quarter of nursing homes across the country reported a shortage of p?

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In iowa ?

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"* about 43 percent reported they did not have a week's supply of p?

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"*e for staff during same 4 week period.

So what is the plan to fix this?

Anthony carroll with a?

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"* not only insuring an adequate supply chain is established ?

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"* "having a standard is part of it, but we really want to be a part of the solution.

Again, it starts by bringing together multiple stake holders that we have in experience in iowa, people who are interested in investing in doing better."

If you want to take a look at the dashboard report for yourself ?

"* including what factors go into it ?

"* i'll have it linked to this story at kimt dot com.

Live in mason thank you alex.

According to a recent analysis released by the kaiser family foundation ?*- more than 84 thousand residents and staff of nursing homes and long term care facilities nationwide have died from covid?

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