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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 9/2020

14.07.2020 | Viewpoint

Nursing Homes, the Pandemic, and Caring Enough

verfasst von: Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD, Alice Bonner, PhD, RN

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 9/2020

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As COVID-19 curves plateau and fall, the full extent of the tragedy occurring in our nation’s 15,000 nursing homes is being revealed. In many areas of the country, nursing homes (often referred to as “long-term care facilities”) have struggled against nearly insurmountable odds, with reduced staffing levels due to illness, inadequate testing and personal protective equipment (PPE), and mounting morbidity and mortality. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Nursing Homes, the Pandemic, and Caring Enough
verfasst von
Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD
Alice Bonner, PhD, RN
Publikationsdatum
14.07.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 9/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06022-7

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