Article: COVID-19 Pandemic’s Disproportionate and Dangerous Effects on the Alzheimer’s Community
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s has published an article, “COVID-19 Pandemic’s Disproportionate and Dangerous Effects on the Alzheimer’s Community.”
This article details various ways the COVID-19 pandemic and closures have had disproportionate and dangerous effects throughout the Alzheimer’s community. The article discusses the findings from a IRB survey taken May 8-13, 2020 by the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s A-LIST® of the Alzheimer’s community – people living with the disease, caregivers with loved ones at home, and those with loved ones in nursing homes.
The surveys include written comments by people living with the disease and caregivers that describe the isolation, worries and frustrations. The John A. Hartford Foundation’s president, Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is quoted in the article saying, “These survey findings speak to the abandonment felt by those affected by Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and how it is unconscionable to have been this ill-prepared.”
To read the article, click here.
