TY - JOUR
T1 - A framework for delivering nursing care to older adults with COVID-19 in nursing homes
AU - Gray-Miceli, Deanna
AU - Rogowski, Jeannette
AU - de Cordova, Pamela B.
AU - Boltz, Marie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - Public health emergencies threaten the lives of U.S. citizens, often in disproportionate ways. Hardest hit are vulnerable populations of older adults (OAs) residing in nursing homes (NHs), who comprised nearly 43% of all deaths from COVID-19 in NHs in 2020. New Jersey (NJ) ranks #2 nationally behind New York with the highest numbers of resident deaths; more than 50% of all COVID-19-related deaths in NJ have occurred in NHs. This public health emergency has prompted investigators to evaluate existing structural, resident, process of care, regulatory, and policy characteristics that have impacted the delivery of nursing care within NJ NHs. In this manuscript, we discuss data from NJ NHs during COVID-19, drawing from publicly available data, state reports, and the geriatric literature to offer recommendations. Based on evidence-based practices (EBPs), we present a series of recommendations to modify existing contextual factors in NHs to best prepare for the next health disaster.
AB - Public health emergencies threaten the lives of U.S. citizens, often in disproportionate ways. Hardest hit are vulnerable populations of older adults (OAs) residing in nursing homes (NHs), who comprised nearly 43% of all deaths from COVID-19 in NHs in 2020. New Jersey (NJ) ranks #2 nationally behind New York with the highest numbers of resident deaths; more than 50% of all COVID-19-related deaths in NJ have occurred in NHs. This public health emergency has prompted investigators to evaluate existing structural, resident, process of care, regulatory, and policy characteristics that have impacted the delivery of nursing care within NJ NHs. In this manuscript, we discuss data from NJ NHs during COVID-19, drawing from publicly available data, state reports, and the geriatric literature to offer recommendations. Based on evidence-based practices (EBPs), we present a series of recommendations to modify existing contextual factors in NHs to best prepare for the next health disaster.
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U2 - 10.1111/phn.12885
DO - 10.1111/phn.12885
M3 - Article
C2 - 33715193
AN - SCOPUS:85105919231
SN - 0737-1209
VL - 38
SP - 610
EP - 626
JO - Public Health Nursing
JF - Public Health Nursing
IS - 4
ER -