No Hugs Allowed: Isolation and Inequity in North Carolina Long-term Services and Supports During COVID-19

Nathan A. Boucher

doi:10.18043/ncm.82.1.57

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No Hugs Allowed: Isolation and Inequity in North Carolina Long-term Services and Supports During COVID-19

Nathan A. Boucher

North Carolina Medical Journal January 2021, 82 (1) 57-61; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.82.1.57

Nathan A. Boucher

assistant research professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; research health scientist, Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina; assistant professor, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; core faculty, Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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Abstract

Four in 10 COVID-19 cases and deaths in North Carolina have occurred in long-term care facilities. The virus has contributed to increased health complications and financial stressors for recipients of long-term care services and supports and their caregivers, negatively affecting the quality of care received and contributing to already existing social isolation.

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