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According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, residents at nursing homes are at the highest risk of being impacted by the coronavirus. Despite taking precautionary measures, these facilities have accounted for nearly half of all deaths related to COVID-19 in California, and data released by the state suggests there have been many more outbreaks than previously disclosed.

Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters' contributing writer, hosts a conversation with experts on nursing homes during the pandemic to answer these questions:

* How are California's nursing homes dealing with this outbreak? What past problems and current issues reveal how prepared these facilities are to care for this high-risk population?
* What needs to change about nursing homes overall going forward in the new normal?
* What should Californians and their loved ones expect if they have to interact with a nursing home?

PANELISTS
* Craig Cornett, CEO of the California Association of Health Facilities
* Michael Dark, staff attorney at California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
* Michael Wasserman, M.D., President of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine

WHO SAID WHAT WHEN
* O to 3:45 - Intro to CalMatters
* 3:35 min - The differences between nursing homes and other types of care facilities for seniors
* 10:20 min - Addressing the lack and lag of coronavirus testing in nursing homes
* 20:45 min - Is there also testing in assisted-living facilities?
* 28:55 min - The conflict of federal guidance and state regulations for nursing homes
* 34:45 min - Improving conditions and pay for nursing home staffers
* 41 min - What can the state of California do to improve conditions?
* 49:30 min - Should liability protections from COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes be allowed?
* 54:55 min - What does the timeline for opening up nursing homes -- and guaranteeing they're safer -- look like?