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01-12-2020 | Care | Editorial

Nursing Homes and Long Term Care After COVID-19: A New ERA?

Authors: Marco Inzitari, E. Risco, M. Cesari, B. M. Buurman, K. Kuluski, V. Davey, L. Bennett, J. Varela, J. Prvu Bettger

Published in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging | Issue 10/2020

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Anna, 92 years old, former housekeeper, with a history of disabling stroke and disabling knee osteoarthritis, had been living in a Nursing Home (NH) for the last 6 years. In Anna’s NH, 60% of the staff were affected by COVID-19. In March 2020, she was transferred to hospital due to hyperactive delirium where she was diagnosed with COVID-19 but then transferred to an alternative NH, designated for COVID-19 care. She died 2 days later having received palliative care but in unfamiliar surroundings. From the time her original NH was closed to visitors, until her death, she did not see any family members. …

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Title: Nursing Homes and Long Term Care After COVID-19: A New ERA?
Authors: Marco Inzitari
E. Risco
M. Cesari
B. M. Buurman
K. Kuluski
V. Davey
L. Bennett
J. Varela
J. Prvu Bettger
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer Paris
Keywords: Care
COVID-19
Published in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 1279-7707
Electronic ISSN: 1760-4788
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1447-8

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