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Survey uncovers further aggravation of home care for older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic

from Universitaet Mainz via Medical Xpress

Survey uncovers further aggravation of home care for older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic Universitaet Mainz via Medical Xpress The COVID-19 pandemic places a particular focus on older persons. Therefore, it comes as a surprise that the high-risk group of around 2.6 million care-dependent older persons in Germany who receive care at home, predominantly from their relatives, has been largely ignored by scientists, politicians, and society in general during this crisis. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on old age care at home is a pressing issue since the considerable problems associated with old age care at home and the burdens of caring for relatives have been known for many years, long before the outbreak of the pandemic. READ MORE

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