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1/ The statistics about deaths from Covid-19 in nursing homes are so overwhelming that it can be hard to grasp the amount of pain and grief that they describe. (
by @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1884223/the-post-covid-19-future-of-assisted-living-and-nursing-homes/
by @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1884223/the-post-covid-19-future-of-assisted-living-and-nursing-homes/
2/ In the US, nursing home residents and other seniors in residential settings have accounted for about 10% of total Covid-19 cases. But they have also represented a staggering 40% of fatalities to date, according to a New York Times analysis. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html
3/ Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes weren't inevitable. Some avoided even a single death. But their extreme measures can be unsustainable for financially taxed businesses, overworked employees, and isolated residents. (by @katherineefoley) https://qz.com/1884542/the-strategies-that-kept-covid-19-out-of-some-nursing-homes/
by @katherineefoley) https://qz.com/1884542/the-strategies-that-kept-covid-19-out-of-some-nursing-homes/
4/ The inequities in senior care have prompted a reckoning. Caregivers often do not earn enough to make a living in one job and instead cobble together a few jobs to survive. ( by @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1885698/why-new-yorks-caring-gene-ad-went-viral/
by @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1885698/why-new-yorks-caring-gene-ad-went-viral/
5/ Without an overhaul of how govs and the private sector care for seniors, systems will be quickly overwhelmed. Some purpose-driven millennials noticed this need and started careers advocating for elders.
(by @katherineefoley and @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1884274/millennials-and-gen-z-find-meaningful-jobs-in-elder-care/
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by @katherineefoley and @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1884274/millennials-and-gen-z-find-meaningful-jobs-in-elder-care/
6/ The Village of Hope, a new model for senior living, is scheduled to open in Pennsylvania by next summer. It will be populated by 3D-printed smart homes called Minka houses ( @MinkaMagic), created by geriatrician @drbillthomas. ( by @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1882574/covid-19-will-force-us-to-restructure-nursing-home-care/
by @LilaMacLellan) https://qz.com/1882574/covid-19-will-force-us-to-restructure-nursing-home-care/
7/ The Minka houses are designed as small houses of 300 to 600 square feet to accommodate 1 or 2 people. They’re central to a philosophy that integrates seniors within a community rather than segregating them within a facility. https://qz.com/1882574/covid-19-will-force-us-to-restructure-nursing-home-care/
8/8 Nursing homes and other elder care facilities have needed to change since well before coronavirus. Now, after a horrific crisis, they finally might. Read more in our field guide, Fixing elder care: https://qz.com/guide/elder-care/
