AARP leader says COVID-19 a ‘wake-up call’ for nursing homes

June 10, 2020 Carol Kuster State News 0

AARP’s state director says it’s time to revisit the model of elder care in Iowa. Brad Anderson says surveys consistently show older Iowans would prefer to stay at home rather than enter a nursing home, yet Anderson says Iowa has among the highest rates of people with low-care needs in nursing homes. “There are a […]