UMMS Affiliation
Meyers Primary Care Institute; Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Publication Date
2020-04-21
Document Type
Article Postprint
Disciplines
Geriatrics | Health Services Administration | Infectious Disease | Virus Diseases
Abstract
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, well-intentioned health policy proposals are being hastily adopted, sometimes at the risk of serious unintended consequences for the most vulnerable among us - residents of long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.
Keywords
COVID-19, pandemic, postacute care, geriatrics, nursing homes, healthy policy, long-term care, skilled nursing facilities
Rights and Permissions
Accepted manuscript posted after 12 months as allowed by publisher's self-archiving policy at https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
DOI of Published Version
10.1111/jgs.16499
Source
Gurwitz J. COVID-19, Postacute Care Preparedness, and Nursing Homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Apr 21. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16499. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32315075. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Related Resources
PubMed ID
32315075
Repository Citation
Gurwitz JH. (2020). COVID-19, Postacute Care Preparedness, and Nursing Homes. Coronavirus COVID-19 Publications by UMMS Authors. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16499. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/covid19/16
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