Nursing homes face an extreme challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two Regenstrief Institute (Indianapolis, IN) and Indiana University faculty members state that meaningful partnerships between acute care hospitals and nursing facilities can support better quality of care for people who live in nursing facilities. Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA, and Richard Fairbanks, PhD, MPH, wrote an editorial in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society stating the benefits of collaboration between health systems and nursing facilities. The authors highlighted how health systems can support nursing home staffing, which is critical to delivering quality care and a constant challenge. Read more.