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Special Report: Nursing Home COVID-19 Surge Continues Beyond Thanksgiving

From November 16 to December 6, nursing home resident deaths as well as resident and staff COVID-19 cases have continued to surge unabated with cases increasing by nearly two-thirds, a new AARP Public Policy Institute special report finds.

Three Tools to Address Today’s Nursing Home Crisis and the Perennial Issues It Exposed

Tackling the pandemic’s nursing home crisis means both near-term solutions and reimagining long-term services and supports altogether. Supporting those efforts are the AARP Public Policy Institute’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard, 2020 LTSS State Scorecard, and the LTSS Choices series of reports, virtual convenings, and other digital offerings.

Nursing Groups Among Leaders Demanding Equity in Care

Concerned that rationing of care at hospitals during the pandemic could disproportionately hit those with less income and power, 10 major health care groups—including four leading nursing organizations—are appealing to governors and state health care leaders to agree to crisis standards of care based on individual assessment, not categories including age and disability.

With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Essential Workers Forge Ahead

The pandemic, while highlighting the crucial role of essential workers, may be pushing some critical demographics within that workforce out of the labor market. Some evidence suggests that many older workers may be retiring earlier than planned due to the pandemic.

AARP – REALTORS® Collaboration will Connect Consumers with Livable Communities

There’s a disconnect between older adults’ well-documented desire to remain in their homes and their ability to access the needed services and supports to make it a reality. To help address the disconnect, the Realtors Property Resource® website and mobile app will tap the power of AARP’s Livability Index: Great Neighborhoods for All Ages tool.

Prediabetes Awareness Increasing but Remains Low Among Older Americans

In recent years, more older adults with prediabetes have become aware they have it, but that trend is not nearly strong enough. Nearly 80 percent of older adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it.

Editor-in-Chief: Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN
Senior Writer/Editor: Carl Levesque

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