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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 235-240Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.022
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Family caregiving; nursing homes; assisted living; long-term care
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- National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health [R01AG048931]
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This article examines the state of family involvement in residential long-term care (RLTC) and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family involvement.
Although descriptions of family involvement in residential long-term care (RLTC) are available in the scientific literature, how family involvement is optimized in nursing homes or assisted living settings remains underexplored. During the facility lockdowns and visitor restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents experienced social deprivation that may have resulted in significant and adverse health outcomes. As with so many other critical issues in RLTC, the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the need to determine how families can remain most effectively involved in the lives of residents. This article seeks to better understand the state of the science of family involvement in RTLC and how the COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the need to revisit, and reimagine, family involvement in RLTC.
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