Exhibit 1.
National Rates of Personal Protective and Staff Shortages
| Data Reporting Period: 5/18/20 – 6/14/20 | Data Reporting Period: 6/24/20 −7/19/20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortage Type | Percent (95% Confidence Interval) | Percent (95% Confidence Interval) |
| Any Personal Protective Equipment Shortage (N = 14,509 (a) and 15,036(b)) | 20.7 | 19.1 |
| (20.0, 21.4) | (18.4, 19.7) | |
| N95 masks | 13.4 | 14.4 |
| (12.9, 14.0) | (13.9, 15.0) | |
| Surgical masks | 6.1 | 8.3 |
| (5.7, 6.5) | (7.9, 8.8) | |
| Eye protection | 5.8 | 7.8 |
| (5.4, 6.2) | (7.4, 8.2) | |
| Gowns | 12.6 | 10.9 |
| (12.1, 13.2) | (10.4, 11.4) | |
| Gloves | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| (3.4, 4.0) | (3.9, 4.6) | |
| Hand sanitizer | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| (4.6, 5.3) | (4.0, 4.7) | |
| Any Staff Shortage (N = 14,519(a) and 15,042 (b)) | 20.8 | 21.9 |
| (20.1, 21.5) | (21.3, 22.6) | |
| Nurses | 15.1 | 16.0 |
| (14.5, 15.7) | (15.4, 16.6) | |
| Clinical staff | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| (2.5, 3.0) | (2.4, 2.9) | |
| Nursing Aides | 17.2 | 18.5 |
| (16.6, 17.9) | (17.9, 19.1) | |
| Other | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| (8.8, 9.7) | (8.9, 9.8) |
Source- Author’s calculations using CMS COVID-19 Nursing Home Data.
NOTES: (a) For Reporting Period: 5/18/20–6/14/20, (b) For Reporting Period: 6/24/20–7/19/20