The Nursing Home Podcast – Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhD

The Nursing Home Podcast: Discussing the Impact of Covid-19

May 3, 2020 by Eleanor Barbera, Ph.D.

I took off my PPE mid-day last week to have an interesting LinkedIn Live talk with Shmuel Septimus of The Nursing Home Podcast. We discussed mental health, the impact of Covid-19 on nursing facilities, the need for LTC leaders to garner community support for their beleaguered staff members and why I like my job so … Read more

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