Of course their death rates increased, that was one of their main agenda’s. To kill off as many elders on Social Security and Medicare as possible. The excuse about private facilities not having nor wanting to spend on protective items like gowns, gloves and masks is just cover their ass BS. They wanted the deaths and they paid bonuses for them! End of story.                                          https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/covid-deaths-assisted-living-facilities-51624656285?siteid=bigcharts&dist=bigcharts