Residential Settings

Allowing Assisted Living Nurses to Provide Skilled Services

A new report presents feedback about an executive order allowing assisted living communities to provide limited skilled nursing services during the pandemic....

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Journal Focuses on COVID-19 and Older Adults

The Journal of Aging & Social Policy provides perspectives on the pandemic....

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Racial Divide: How COVID-19 Has Hit Nursing Homes

Nursing homes with a significant number of Black and Latino residents have been twice as likely to be hit by the coronavirus....

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Older Adults and COVID-19: Implications for Aging Policy and Practice

A new issue of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy explores strategies for protecting and improving the lives of older people during the pandemic....

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Solving the Nursing Home Crisis after COVID-19

The crisis that hit nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a new problem. But solving the crisis will require new solutions....

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Why Do We Only Care About Long-Term Care in a Crisis?

We spent trillions of dollars to protect vulnerable Americans from COVID-19. Why won’t we spend a fraction of that amount to protect them at other times?...

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The Importance of Long-Term Care Populations in COVID-19 Models

The spread of COVID-19 is substantially different in long-term care settings than in the general population. Mathematical models of COVID-19 should reflect that difference....

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COVID-19 Testing: More Effective Than Symptom Screening

Testing residents in independent/assisted living communities is a better strategy for identifying potential cases of COVID-19 than screening symptoms....

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5 Ways to Reopen America Safely

A safe approach to opening the economy will look different in different parts of the country....

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Will the Pandemic Lead to Long-Term Care Reforms?

Expert advice on how to redesign congregate living for a post-pandemic society....

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