Gerontological Society Member's Senate Testimony Highlights Nursing Home Needs During Pandemic and Beyond
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release:
Speaking at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, University of Chicago professor R. Tamara Konetzka, PhD, told lawmakers about the relationship between nursing home quality and COVID-19, and shared measures to reduce the effects of the pandemic on nursing homes.
Senators convened the hearing, titled "Caring for Seniors Amid the COVID-19 Crisis," t . . .
Speaking at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, University of Chicago professor R. Tamara Konetzka, PhD, told lawmakers about the relationship between nursing home quality and COVID-19, and shared measures to reduce the effects of the pandemic on nursing homes.
Senators convened the hearing, titled "Caring for Seniors Amid the COVID-19 Crisis," t . . .