COVID-19 Highlighted Long-Standing Problems in Nursing Homes, UArizona Expert Says

COVID-19 Highlighted Long-Standing Problems in Nursing Homes, UArizona Expert Says
Tara Sklar, a health law and policy expert on caring for older adults, talks about recommendations she made to federal, state and local governments to address COVID-19 ' s spread through American nursing homes.
Kyle Mittan
Sept. 10, 2020
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Issues at nursing homes long before the COVID-19 pandemic allowed facilities to become hotspots for the disease, according to research by Tara Sklar, a UArizona health law and policy expert.Business and LawHealthCollege of LawCOVID-19Researcher contact:
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[e-mail] the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S. six months ago, nursing homes and long-term care facilities emerged as hotspots where COVID-19 ran rampant.sklar.jpg
Tara SklarIn anew report written by 50 top national experts to assess and guide the U.S. policy response to the pandemic, University of Arizona researcherTara Sklar explains how health and safety issues at long-term care facilities date back to long before COVID-19. She also proposes a roadmap of recommendations that federal, state and local governments should take to address these issues.The report covers a wide range of topics, from public health law to immigration policy to election administration. It was published by Public Health Law Watch...

Source: The University of Arizona: Health - September 9, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research