Almost half of all deaths from COVID have been people who are in institutions.
COVID Relief packages so far have pumped more money into institutions but people are still dying; more nursing facilities and other congregate settings are labeled as cluster sites every day.
While people are dying in institutions, Congress has provided bailout money to businesses, including airlines.
12 million people use Home and Community Based Services. Resources are needed to keep disabled and aging people in their homes safely. Personal protective equipment, and improved worker wages and benefits are critical to this effort.
NONE of the laws Congress has passed to address the COVID pandemic have had funding to protect and support disabled and aging people living in their own homes. None of the funding has supported the workers who keep disabled and aging people living in their own homes. None of the resources have ensured that personal protective equipment or other supplies are available to people living in the community.