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Student Loan Forgiveness For Frontline Professionals: Fortifying Future Supply

By Sara Bowen and Emily Bower December 15, 2020

As nurses, we are on the frontlines in the war against COVID-19. Deemed healthcare heroes and recipients of nightly applause, the recognition is gratifying but cannot compensate for the risk inherent in our ethical obligation to care for patients, especially when recycled personal protection equipment is all we have. As of July 13, there were 98,150 COVID-19 cases and 521 deaths among healthcare workers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nurses deserve compensation commensurate with the hazards they endure.

Solving America’s Caregiving Crisis

By Nathan Boucher and Anna Muthalaly December 4, 2020

Caregiving is in crisis for low-income caregivers. Family and friends who provide help with daily tasks for anyone with complex health needs or decreased mobility face high demands and are in short supply. This work is largely unpaid and unseen, and families are left to fend for themselves with few options to ease their caregiving duties.

What The Senior Caregiver Shortage Means For The Eldercare Industry

By Charles Davenport October 30, 2020

The main problem the eldercare industry faces today is one of supply and demand. Simply put, there are not enough caregivers to meet today’s demand. This problem will only get worse as baby boomers begin to enter their later senior years, in what is colloquially being called “The Gray Tsunami.”

We Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise

By Kaiser Health News August 20, 2020

Although the family patriarch did not face a life-threatening emergency, the episode was a reminder that you have to prepare for a real crisis.

Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic

By Kaiser Health News August 18, 2020

COVID-19 has upended the lives of people with dementia, limiting their interactions with others and complicating matters for their caregivers.

Are Vital Home Health Workers Now A Safety Threat?

By Kaiser Health News March 25, 2020

Hundreds of thousands of health care workers go into homes to provide important services for seniors and disabled people. But with the rising concerns about the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, especially for older people, these health workers could be endangering their patients and themselves.

Coronavirus Is Keeping Me Home From Work. Will I Get Paid?

By Kaiser Health News March 12, 2020

If you are sick from the coronavirus outbreak or sent home, your financial protections may vary depending on what state you live in.

Corralling Hard-To-Reach Voters With Traveling Voting Machines

By Kaiser Health News March 2, 2020

In advance of the Super Tuesday primary, California’s Los Angeles County is rotating new touch-screen voting machines among 41 locations, including adult day care centers and jails, to increase voting among populations with historically low turnout.

Finding Connections And Comfort At The Local Cafe

By Kaiser Health News February 10, 2020

For Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers, social and emotional isolation is a threat. But hundreds of “Memory Cafes” around the country offer them a chance to be with others who understand, and to receive social and cognitive stimulation in the process.

Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families

By Kaiser Health News January 23, 2020

Fewer Americans are dying in a hospital, under the close supervision of doctors and nurses. That trend has been boosted by an expanded Medicare benefit that helps people live out their final days at home in hospice care. But as home hospice grows, so has the burden on families left to provide much of the care.

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As nurses, we are on the frontlines in the war against COVID-19. Deemed healthcare heroes and recipients of nightly applause, the recognition is gratifying but cannot compensate for the risk inherent in our ethical obligation to care for patients, especially when recycled personal protection equipment is all we have. As of July 13, there were 98,150 COVID-19 cases and 521 deaths among healthcare workers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nurses deserve compensation commensurate with the hazards they endure.

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