They are Essential Workers Now, and Should Continue to Be: Social Workers and Home Health Care Workers during COVID-19 and Beyond

J Gerontol Soc Work. 2020 Aug-Oct;63(6-7):574-576. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2020.1779162. Epub 2020 Jun 16.

Authors

Lourdes R Guerrero¹, Ariel C Avgar^{2

3}, Erica Phillips^{3

4}, Madeline R Sterling^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA , Los Angeles, California, USA, LGuerrero@mednet.ucla.edu.
² Cornell University , Ithaca, New York, USA.
³ Cornell Center for Health Equity, Weill Cornell Medicine , New York, New York, USA.
⁴ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine , New York, New York, USA.

Abstract

During COVID-19, social workers can ensure safe and quality care for older adults through advocacy and support of home health care workers.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Geriatrics / organization & administration*
Home Health Aides / organization & administration*
Home Health Aides / psychology
Humans
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Social Isolation
Social Work / organization & administration*
Socioeconomic Factors
Workforce / organization & administration*

Grants and funding

K23 HL150160/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States