학술논문

Is a pandemic another reason the additional capital cost of home-like clustered domestic residential aged care homes is justified?
Document Type
Article
Source
Age & Ageing. Nov2020, Vol. 49 Issue 6, p928-929. 2p.
Subject
*ELDER care
*MEDICAL care for older people
*DEMENTIA
*NURSING care facilities
*RESOURCE allocation
*COVID-19 pandemic
Language
ISSN
0002-0729
Abstract
In the article, the authors discuss the feasibility of home-like clustered domestic residential aged care homes as a safer abode for older people and the economics of their additional capital costs based on the experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also cited are how clustered care homes could limit infections and improve the quality of life of the residents.