The COVID-19 epidemic has hit residents and staff of congregate long-term care communities particularly hard In North Carolina, the site of this research, over half of registered mortality has been associated with congregate living communities This article reports on phase one of a rapid qualitative assessment of long-term care professionals and regional aging staff navigating care during this epidemic Our purpose is twofold We demonstrate both the value of rapid qualitative appraisals to capture the perspectives and concerns of COVID-19’s long-term care workers and area aging staff, in this case, the staff and advocates that care for and protect the rights of long-term care community residents as well as present data collected in this phase Key points raised focus on safety, including access and use of personal protective equipment, infection control, limited testing, and staffing issues In addition, participants expressed concerns about the physical and mental health of residents because they have been isolated from family and friends since the executive order closed these communities to all non-essential people We will utilize these data, in collaboration with staff and advocates, to inform policy and programming to better address the needs of both residents and staff of long-term care communities Copyright © 2020 by the Society for Applied Anthropology

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对 COVID-19 对美国长期护理社区影响的快速定性评估：地区老龄化工作人员和倡导者的观点

COVID-19 流行病对长期护理社区的居民和工作人员造成了特别严重的打击 在本研究的地点北卡罗来纳州，超过一半的登记死亡率与集体生活社区有关 本文报告了快速发展的第一阶段在这种流行病期间对长期护理专业人员和地区老年护理人员进行护理的定性评估我们的目的有双重我们证明了快速定性评估的价值，以捕捉 COVID-19 长期护理人员和地区老年护理人员的观点和担忧，在这种情况下，关心和保护长期护理社区居民权利的工作人员和倡导者以及在此阶段收集的现有数据重点提出了对安全的关注，包括获取和使用个人防护设备，感染控制、有限的检测和人员配备问题 此外，参与者对居民的身心健康表示担忧，因为自从行政命令对所有非必要人员关闭这些社区后，他们一直与家人和朋友隔离 我们将利用这些数据，与工作人员和倡导者合作，为政策和计划提供信息，以更好地满足居民和长期护理社区工作人员的需求 版权所有 © 2020 应用人类学协会与工作人员和倡导者合作，为政策和计划提供信息，以更好地满足居民和长期护理社区工作人员的需求 版权所有 © 2020 应用人类学协会与工作人员和倡导者合作，为政策和计划提供信息，以更好地满足居民和长期护理社区工作人员的需求 版权所有 © 2020 应用人类学协会