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A surge in deaths at home in California — at least initially — appears to coincide with sweeping policy changes in hospitals and nursing homes as caregivers struggled to contain coronavirus. Seen here is a heart-shaped wreath in Santa Monica on Monday, March 1, 2021. Community members paid tribute to those who have died of COVID-19. (File photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)The recent upsurge in at-home deaths started in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, and the rate has continued to climb, outlasting the rigid lockdowns at hospitals and nursing homes that might help explain the initial shift.
Originally published at Kaiser Health News