Decision-making for receiving paid home care for dementia in the time of COVID-19: a qualitative study.
Clarissa M GiebelKerry HannaJacqueline CannonRuth EleyHilary TetlowAnna GaughanAravind KomuravelliJustine ShentonCarol RogersSarah ButchardSteve CallaghanStan LimbertManoj RajagopalKym WardLisa ShawRosie WhittingtonMishca HughesMark GabbayPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2020)
This is the first study to report on the impact of COVID-19 on paid home care changes in dementia. Findings raise implications for providing better Personal Protective Equipment for paid carers, and to support unpaid carers better in their roles, with the pandemic likely to stay in place for the foreseeable future.