Home Health Aides in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond

Lynn D'Cruz¹, Kathryn M Denson^{2

3}, Jennifer L Carnahan^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ School of Health and Human Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
² Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
³ Home Based Primary Care, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
⁴ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. jenncarn@iupui.edu.
⁵ Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA. jenncarn@iupui.edu.

Editorial

Lynn D'Cruz et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;37(8):1827-1829.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07430-7.

Lynn D'Cruz¹, Kathryn M Denson^{2

3}, Jennifer L Carnahan^{4

5}

¹ School of Health and Human Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
² Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
³ Home Based Primary Care, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
⁴ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. jenncarn@iupui.edu.
⁵ Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA. jenncarn@iupui.edu.

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Home Health Aides' Increased Role in Supporting Older Veterans and Primary Healthcare Teams During COVID-19: a Qualitative Analysis.
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