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Home Care Agencies And Workers Are The Next Ground Zero For COVID-19

Nursing homes and other senior living facilities are not the only places where COVID-19 is creating a health care crisis for frail older adults and their care providers. The other setting at risk: private homes, where the vast majority of older adults get both personal and post-acute care.  And the pandemic is creating enormous challenges for those seniors, their families, [...]

By |2020-04-16T14:04:43-04:00April 16th, 2020|aging in place|5 Comments

How Frail Elders Will Pay For Trump’s New Anti-Immigrant Rules

The Trump Administration has adopted tough new rules aimed at barring low-wage workers from coming to the US.  Direct care workers such as personal care aides, home health aides, and certified nursing assistants will be among the biggest victims. But so will frail elders and younger people with disabilities, who will find it even more difficult to get the help [...]

By |2019-08-12T15:16:18-04:00August 12th, 2019|long-term care workers|0 Comments