Care aides are the real heroes

If we do not intervene immediately to better support the front line in nursing homes, the outcomes will be far worse than they need to be—among both residents and this essential workforce.

COVID-19 has hit nursing homes across the country hard with more than 600 nursing homes reporting COVID-19 cases and many reported COVID-19 related deaths—and these numbers rising daily.

Opinion

BY CAROLE A. ESTABROOKS AND JANICE KEEFE

April 27, 2020

There will be many heroes in the coming days, some already rising to the challenge of COVID-19, including nurses, doctors, paramedics, and hospital cleaners, as well as delivery drivers, grocery store workers, and warehouse staff. But there’s one critical occupation that is routinely forgotten wh...

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