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Given our individual circumstances, each of our situations has been unique as we quarantine during this pandemic. For some, that may mean sitting on the front porch or spending time in the backyard, with a lawn or long walks to keep ourselves sane. But for many, especially those quarantining alone,…

Perhaps one of the biggest mysteries of the coronavirus outbreak has nothing to do with the virus itself, but rather what may be “collateral damage” from the pandemic: that is, patients who need important non-COVID-19 medical care but are not showing up at physician’s offices or hospitals. Given the guidance…

There’s no dispute that the coronavirus pandemic has caused untold distress and death in nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the country. But the reality is that only a minority of older adults live in such facilities. The vast majority of those 65 and older live in the community….

“If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry.” Never have more relevant words been spoken, at least during this pandemic. For many of us, we are surrounded by uncertainty, isolation, fiscal and emotional distress, and even death. We are mourning, and grieving and missing and yes, crying. So is it also okay…

As difficult as this pandemic has been for patients, caregivers, health care workers, and the population as a whole, nowhere has the devastation and distress been worse than in long term care facilities, especially nursing homes. Starting with a frail and vulnerable older population, compounded by already existing staff shortages…

By now you’ve likely heard that the CDC advises all of us to wear a face mask when out in public. This recommendation comes not in place of hand washing or social distancing (at least 6 feet apart) but as an additional measure to help limit the spread of the…