POSTED ON MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2020 12:49 PM
Many assume that due to the pandemic home-based care is on the rise, but that is far from true. As a result of the coronavirus, home health care agencies are reporting that business is down due to two main factors: seniors are turning away caregivers due to fear and more family members are home due to state mandated shutdowns of non-essential employees.
“While medical and non-medical agencies continue to struggle in the short term, many predict business will pick back up at a fast-and-furious pace in the weeks to come. Industry stakeholders have coined the current reality as “the calm before the storm,” as they expect home-based care providers to soon be tasked with taking on large numbers of COVID-19 patients to help overburdened hospitals. “
In-home providers are stocking up on PPE and waiting to be called on to help.
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