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The adverse experiences of longterm care facilities with COVID-19 will likely have generated increased interest and investment in hospital-based extended care units, home-based care, and other community-based care models. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS In addition to the impacts on life expectancy and morbidity resulting directly from COVID-19, the pandemic had negative social and behavioral impacts on older adults in several areas discussed in this report, including ageism, isolation and loneliness, the digital divide, as well as intergenerational impacts.
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For example, community health workers in Rwanda are monitoring the health and social conditions of older adults in communities while giving them vital information about the pandemic and providing much-needed social interactions (Louis et al., 2022)
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. Impacts of Isolation, Loneliness, and the Digital Divide Social isolation and loneliness increased during the pandemic as older adults sheltered in place.
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At the societal level, public health mandates, social isolation, economic stresses, and other factors associated with the pandemic appear to have increased generational divides. According to research sponsored by AARP, the economic effects of the pandemic have forced families to merge households for financial survival (Binette and Vasold, 2018)
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. Finally, in the United States, about 11 percent of those aged 65 and older -- approximately 1.1 million people -- have lost their jobs during the pandemic, threatening their financial security at a time of life when economic recovery may be unlikely (Jacobson et al., 2020)
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It will be important for these efforts to include assessment of public health system infrastructures, which are often badly in need of major investments to enhance preparedness to protect the population, especially older people. And as discussed above, long-term care systems, including nursing homes, home-based care, and community-based elements of care, need to be redesigned with greater flexibility and capacity to protect and serve older people, particularly during epidemics.
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2021. Reductions in 2020 US life expectancy due to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact on the Black and Latino populations.
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2021. Life expectancy at birth.
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coronavirus deaths are linked to nursing homes. The New York Times, June 1.
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