The Strain on Long-Term Care KU research project will examine the safety and challenges of in-home services in the current pandemic and for the future.
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emand for in-home long-term services and supports has been steadily growing in the United States in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased that need, but in-home services also increase the risk of COVID transmission. University of Kansas researchers will examine how the pandemic has challenged those who receive and provide the support, how they have adapted, and how in-home services can adjust, both to the current situation and for the future.
ARTICLE BY Mike Krings, KU News Service
KU researchers will conduct more than 100 indepth interviews and over 800 surveys with homebased long-term services and supports consumers, personal care attendants, family caregivers, and agency providers about safety measures, training, and delivery of services during the pandemic. The project is part of a series of grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to explore
