Korrie Johnson, who has cerebral palsy, spent months living in a nursing home because she was unable to find reliable home care. Under the proposed Disability Integration Act, individuals with disabilities would have the right to access community-based services and states and insurers would be required to pay support workers adequate wages to prevent workforce shortages that limit access to care in the community. (David Joles/Star Tribune/TNS)

Due to the state’s high rate of mortality among nursing home residents who contract Covid-19, AARP Delaware called for greater transparency in the way nursing homes handle residents with the illness. The organization said the state should release daily, not weekly, reports on Covid-19 in nursing homes and allow family members to contact residents by video.