Retirement home residents, who must pay for health-care services, are more likely to seek publicly funded hospital-based care than older adults living in long-term care home, research shows.
When political candidates talk about their long-term care proposals, let’s remember there isn’t much point unless we recruit and adequately compensate enough workers to care for our loved ones, writes Andrew Costa
Researchers found residents of long-term care homes, retirement homes and assisted living facilities mounted a robust immune response to a third mRNA vaccination and had a greater capacity to fight infection compared to those with a two-dose series.