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It’s a challenging time for nursing homes as staff try to keep themselves and patients safe during the pandemic. But the pandemic is doing something else — it’s also revealing the challenges these care facilities faced before, such as 

Do you work in a nursing home or long-term care facility? Are you or a loved one a patient? What has changed since the novel coronavirus pandemic started? What’s going well, or what’s causing challenges?

Guest host Chris Farrell had a thoughtful conversation about those questions and the future of caregiving in our country with a researcher and a gerontologist.

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Long-term care in the United States already 

 before the coronavirus pandemic. Now long-term care workers and patients in some states are dealing with higher rates of infection and death than the general population. We consider what caregiving and care facilities might look like post-pandemic.

Long-term care in the United States already faced challenges before the coronavirus pandemic. Now long-term care workers and patients in some states are dealing with higher rates of infection and death than the general population. We consider what caregiving and care facilities might look like post-pandemic.


MPR News with Kerri Miller - Long-term care in the United States already faced challenges before the coronavirus pandemic. Now long-term care workers and patients in some states are dealing with higher rates of infection and death than the general population. We consider what caregiving and care facilities might look like post-pandemic.

What will care facilities look like after the pandemic?

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