WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is claiming “resounding vindication” from an independent commission's report on the coronavirus crisis in nursing homes, but some panel members say that’s a misinterpretation of their conclusion that much remains to be done to safeguard vulnerable residents.Nursing home residents account for less than 1% of the U.S.
population but more than 40% of the coronavirus deaths, according to the COVID Tracking Project. That harsh disparity is a sensitive political issue for President Donald Trump, who is trying to hang on to support from older voters.
Vice President Mike Pence planned to highlight the administration's work on nursing homes at an event Thursday with commission members.The commission was set up.