109 COVID in Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care

Dr. K discusses COVID with Dr. Karl Steinberg, an experienced nursing home medical director and the President-Elect of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. They discuss how COVID has affected nursing homes so far, and how we can move forward to address safety and wellbeing for long-term care residents, during pandemic times.
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In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Dr. Karl Steinberg, an expert in nursing home care and the President-Elect of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. He has been a nursing home and hospice medical director in the San Diego area since 1995, and is currently the chief medical officer for Mariner Health Central, a 20-facility California nursing home management company. They discuss:

The varied course of COVID illness among nursing home residents
What older adults and families should know, to address COVID and advance care planning
Steps that nursing homes are now taking, to reduce COVID risk and manage cases
What we know about how COVID has affected other forms of long-term care, such as assisted-living
How we might be able to keep nursing home residents engaged socially and physically, during COVID times
Whether some facilities may eventually divide residents into those who prioritize isolation and those who are willing to tolerate slightly increased risks in order to benefit from more socialization and activities
What safer “re-opening” might look like, in nursing homes
Why it’s essential to get information from your county and state public health department

Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
CDC: Preparing for COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
CMS: Medicare Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
AARP:

AARP Answers: Nursing Homes and the Coronavirus
Track COVID-19 Nursing Home Cases, Deaths in Your State

Why the coronavirus has taken so many lives in US nursing homes
How to Improve and Protect Nursing Homes From Outbreaks

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