The coronavirus is putting a new focus on the importance of home care and the strains on its workers and the people relying on them
Over the past three years, Paula Newbaker has relied on in-home caregivers to help with her 88-year-old mother, who has dementia.
When the new coronavirus began spreading last month, Ms. Newbaker and the caregivers decided that the risks were too great for them to continue coming to the home in western Pennsylvania. Since then, her mother has become more disagreeable and lost some mobility. While Ms. Newbaker is eager to have the caregivers back, she’s cautious.
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