The pandemic’s peak has passed but nursing home safety regulations and accountability standards continue to influence government policies and legal actions and family expectations for long-term care facilities. The Pandemic’s Devastating Toll on Nursing HomesThe initial phase of the pandemic revealed that nursing homes started to spread infections at a fast pace. How Safety Standards Have ShiftedThe pandemic forced healthcare organizations to conduct emergency evaluations of their nursing home safety procedures. The courts will determine the degree of accountability nursing homes should have for their pandemic-related mistakes. The event revealed to nursing homes that they must take responsibility for their actions while making resident safety their main focus.