ASA Blog: America’s Nursing Homes Need Our Love and Help
The American Society on Aging (ASA) has published a blog by Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee, “America’s Nursing Homes Need Our Love and Help.”
The blog provides commentary on the current crisis in nursing homes due to COVID-19 and discusses the systematic reasons nursing homes are prime locations for spread of the virus, society’s view of older adults, and the emotional toll nursing home staff are facing during this crisis.
Kathy Greenlee details ways to connect with residents and staff and how to help nursing homes. “Create connections with nursing home residents. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are near...See the people behind those brick walls. They need the outside world to understand what is happening. The greatest contribution most of us can make is to bear witness. We need to love the nursing homes and to help them."
To read the blog, click here.
