The COVID-19 pandemic magnified long-standing problems within nursing homes, including staffing shortages. However, a new study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was effective in supporting nursing homes by improving staffing levels at the height of the pandemic. In addition, understaffed nursing homes were more likely to receive PPP loans, suggesting that the forgivable loans reached the small businesses most in need and funding was not diverted to less-needy nursing homes—unlike PPP loans that supported celebrities and other well-off business owners .

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