To help adult day services providers through this period, several states are providing funds even for those providers who have suspended services.
Home care workers are on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. But for many of these caregivers, the outbreak has only exacerbated the ongoing workforce challenges associated with the in-home care space.
As this report shows, the aging "baby boomer generation" will be the most significant factor increasing the demand for long-term care services over the next half century.
Published in 2004, this paper set the stage for an ongoing conversation between representatives of the long-term care sector and the workforce investment system.
This is a Toolkit from the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) with both internal and external resources regarding COVID-19 and its effect on homecare and hospice.
The CDC has provided recommended precautions for household members and caregivers in a non-healthcare setting, where there is a risk of a patient either confirmed to have COVID-19 or under investigation as a positive patient.