Long-Term Care Policy after Covid-19 — Solving the Nursing Home Crisis

Covid-19 has exposed the cracks in the U.S. system of providing and funding long-term care, and there are no easy fixes. We need comprehensive policies that take the care of aging Americans seriously and fund it accordingly and in a wider range of settings.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2020-09, Vol.383 (10), p.903-905
Hauptverfasser:	Werner, Rachel M, Hoffman, Allison K, Coe, Norma B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aging Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Funding Health Resources - supply & distribution Home Care Services Humans Long term care insurance Long term health care Long-Term Care - organization & administration Medicaid Medicare Nursing homes Nursing Homes - organization & administration Pandemics Personal protective equipment Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Covid-19 has exposed the cracks in the U.S. system of providing and funding long-term care, and there are no easy fixes. We need comprehensive policies that take the care of aging Americans seriously and fund it accordingly and in a wider range of settings.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMp2014811