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U.S. nursing home leadership experiences with COVID-19 and its impact on residents and staff: A qualitative analysis.

Catherine E DubeNatalia NielsenEmily McPhillipsJ Lee HargravesCarol CosenzaBill JesdaleKate L Lapane
Published in: PloS one (2023)
New and creative interventions were successfully implemented to address social isolation and loneliness. Improved Wi-Fi and other nursing home infrastructure upgrades are needed to maintain them. Reimagining often conflicting overlapping federal, state, and local regulations, grounding them in good clinical judgement, and incentivizing performance improvement should be considered. Trauma experienced by staff needs to be addressed to deal with current and future workforce needs.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • long term care
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • current status
  • social support
  • trauma patients
  • depressive symptoms