WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: This study used questionnaires to capture the experiences of 182 paid staff and 148 unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia living in the community and long-term care settings across the US during theCOVID-19 pandemic. Paid staff were more likely to have been exposed, tested, hospitalized, or been ill with COVID-19 and had more medical and mental health services impacts than unpaid caregivers. Unpaid caregivers showed higher rates of depressive symptom severity and scored lower for hope than paid staff, showing disparate negative impacts from COVID-related stressors.
Health of the Pandemic: Dementia Paid Staff and Unpaid Caregiver Workforce in Congregate Care and Community Settings
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: This study used questionnaires to capture the experiences of 182 paid staff and 148 unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia living in the community and long-term care settings across the US during theCOVID-19 pandemic. Paid staff were more likely to have been exposed, tested, hospitalized, or been ill with COVID-19 and had more medical and mental health services impacts than unpaid caregivers. Unpaid caregivers showed higher rates of depressive symptom severity and scored lower for hope than paid staff, showing disparate negative impacts from COVID-related stressors.
