COVID-19 Research

Aging While Black is Dangerous During COVID

Social and economic disadvantages, reinforced by racism, are causing unequal outcomes for Black older adults during the pandemic....

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Racial Divide: How COVID-19 Has Hit Nursing Homes

Nursing homes with a significant number of Black and Latino residents have been twice as likely to be hit by the coronavirus....

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A Post-COVID Aging Agenda

The COVID-19 health crisis presents significant opportunities to radically improve quality of life and meet person- and family-centered needs....

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Older Adults and COVID-19: Implications for Aging Policy and Practice

A new issue of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy explores strategies for protecting and improving the lives of older people during the pandemic....

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Solving the Nursing Home Crisis after COVID-19

The crisis that hit nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a new problem. But solving the crisis will require new solutions....

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Why Do We Only Care About Long-Term Care in a Crisis?

We spent trillions of dollars to protect vulnerable Americans from COVID-19. Why won’t we spend a fraction of that amount to protect them at other times?...

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The Importance of Long-Term Care Populations in COVID-19 Models

The spread of COVID-19 is substantially different in long-term care settings than in the general population. Mathematical models of COVID-19 should reflect that difference....

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CMS Releases COVID-19 Data for Medicare Beneficiaries

New CMS data confirms that older Americans and people with chronic health conditions are at highest risk for COVID-19, and that the virus has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minority groups and lower income adults....

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Older Men Worry Less About COVID-19

Older men who aren’t worried about COVID-19 take fewer steps to prevent infection....

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Wastewater Testing Could Offer Early Warning of COVID-19 Outbreaks

Human waste may be the “canary in the COVID-19 coal mine,” according to new research....

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