If you would like to check your registration status or register to vote, we have added some useful links at the bottom of this article.Early stories about the toll of the pandemic called it “the great equalizer,” but that narrative has begun to give way for the more accurate analogy that we are “in the same storm, but not in the same boat.” The veracity of this statement is clear when we consider the impact of COVID-19 on older adults.
About one-third of the documented deaths from the coronavirus have occurred among people living in residential care settings, such as nursing homes and independent or assisted living facilities.