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Hard Hit Nursing Homes In Kansas And Missouri Must Adapt To A New Normal

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Nursing homes are especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the coronavirus, leaving residents at high risk and isolated from loved ones.

Outbreaks of COVID-19 in nursing homes have left the industry working to regain public trust.

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