Who's in the House? Staffing in Long-Term Care Homes Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Critical gaps exist in our knowledge on how best to provide quality person-centered care to long-term care (LTC) home residents which is closely tied to not knowing what the ideal staff is complement in the home. A survey was created on staffing in LTC homes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic to determine how the staff complement changed. Perspectives were garnered from researchers, clinicians, and policy experts in eight countries and the data provides a first approximation of staffing before and during the pandemic. Five broad categories of staff working in LTC homes were as follows: (1) those responsible for personal and support care, (2) nursing care, (3) medical care, (4) rehabilitation and recreational care, and (5) others. There is limited availability of data related to measur

SUBMITTER: Vellani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073116 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature