Families are struggling with what to do about long-term care for loved ones who need specialized attention as coronavirus cases soar in group homes. healthyaging
Marianne Parker picked up her older brother from St. Louis in early March for what she thought would be a short visit to her home.
“It was an excruciating decision and it's even more excruciating with the restrictions of COVID-19,” Parker said. More than 16,000 residents and staff of long-term care facilities have died from COVID-19, according to data officials released earlier this month after mounting public pressure. ”We know that facilities are trying hard. We know that there are some bad actors in those facilities. We know that there's people that are overworked and tired,” Moore said. “People have always been afraid of putting a loved one in a nursing home, you know, and so that's not new. But I think the problems nursing homes have had for years were made more apparent to the public because of this pandemic.
She wanted to put him somewhere that specialized in memory care, but those are often private-pay. Some places cost upwards of $20,000 a month.
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