USA Today (3/26, Kwiatkowski, Nadolny) details the difficulties faced by at-risk adults and home healthcare workers in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
The spread of the disease “has added pressure to the home health care industry, which more than 10 million Americans rely on for assistance ranging from getting out of bed to wound care to physical therapy.
Many of those served are elderly or disabled, a population considered particularly vulnerable if they contract the virus. But they can’t heed the central advice for staying safe – social distancing isn’t possible when you depend on in-home care.” The $2 trillion “coronavirus stimulus package tentatively agreed on by the Senate and White House late Wednesday includes at least $100.