Our institutions have a long way to go to honor our commitments to those affected by the disaster in our nation’s long term care facilities.
Our institutions – including many nonprofits – have a long way to go to honor our commitments to those affected by the disaster in our nation’s long term care facilities.
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It is amazing to think that a miniscule virus, smaller than a light dust particle and a mere fraction of a red blood cell, ([link removed][UNIQID]) has managed to paralyze the world. As governments try to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, or use it for political gain, the virus has also unmasked structural deficiencies that plague a world controlled by inhumane capitalist rules. In the United States, nursing homes quickly became the epicenter of the pandemic and led to thousands of elderly people—our ancestors—to die needlessly and often, alone. The podcast and the article we share with you here expose the inhumanity of some long term care institutions charged with responding to the pandemic and the essential workers that have become apparently expendable cogs in a machine that fails to protect anyone involved.
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** “I Don’t Feel Like A Hero”—Voices from the COVID-19 Front Lines ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Nearly 50,000 healthcare personnel were infected with COVID-19 in February and March. Those who have survived are being hailed as “heroes” in the media. But some argue that calling frontline workers heroes ignores the systemic failures that continue to jeopardize their lives and well-being—failures we analyze in more detail in the article below.
In our latest Tiny Spark podcast, we hear accounts from four frontline healthcare workers about the unsafe working conditions they have faced, their struggles with extreme anxiety and grief, and why they reject the “hero” label.
“I don’t feel like a hero,” Jane, a registered nurse, tells us, describing her utter frustration and anguish with the fact that she cannot save more lives. “We do have some good, positive outcomes. We do discharge people home, but it’s rare,” she says. All four nurses we spoke to are immigrant women of color, just like many of those who work in the sector. By their request, we changed their names to protect their identities; all of them work in hospitals or nursing homes where there is COVID-19.
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** Nursing Home System Fail: 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths…and Counting ([link removed][UNIQID])
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We knew that our nation’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities were inadequate, but few knew it was this bad. As of May 9, 2020, the New York Times reports 25,600 residents and workers had died from COVID-19, about one third of the country’s total deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic. Although there is no doubt that older people are more vulnerable to COVID-19, and congregate living creates a perfect environment for the virus to spread, the reasons for the catastrophe unfolding across the country are more complex.
Advocates for nursing home residents have long been concerned about the quality of care provided in our nation’s skilled nursing facilities. Well before COVID-19, the failures of institutional care were apparent to anyone who visited a home where residents lined the hallways, activities were limited, and staff barely kept up with basic personal care needs. This certainly is not the case everywhere—many exceptional homes provide residents meaningful relationships and experiences that enrich their lives—but the failures of the system overall are on full display as the pandemic rages.
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