My mom's in her 80s and she lives in a home that gets very high ratings from Medicare. We're very pleased with the care she receives.
A geriatric medical practice serves the residents of the home but I can't remember the last time my mom saw a medical doctor.
There is a physician's assistant who is present, I'd guess full-time. And, who does see mom very regularly, and would refer mom to a doctor's care, if she deemed it necessary.
Mom has COPD. As a result she's very susceptible to upper respiratory infections. She comes down with one or two every winter.
She got sick with her second of the season about three weeks-ish ago. That was near the beginning of the time that the spread of the Corona virus was becoming prominent in the news.
When mom became ill, before we could ask, Jennifer, the PA, told us that she was not going to test mom for the virus, reasoning that the treatment is the same (as for the flu).
So, mom's sick. She seems, finally, to be recovering. And, she almost certainly didn't have the Corona virus. But, we'll never know.
And, that is a problem with knowing how many cases there have been.
No doubt, early on, people like mom who had the symptoms weren't tested. And, for a practical reason. It really wouldn't have mattered.
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