APA – Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhD

APA: Protecting nursing home residents during COVID-19

May 12, 2020 by Eleanor Barbera, Ph.D.

Thanks to author Ashley Abramson for interviewing me and my fellow geropsychologists and for addressing the mental health of older adults in nursing homes. Protecting nursing home residents during COVID-19 Nursing homes have become hotbeds for COVID-19 — as well as for loneliness, fear and stress for residents, their families and staff. Many of the … Read more

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