Phase III COVID-19 Survey: Summary of Impact on Home and Community-Based Entities, Staff and Patients in New York State
Of immediate and urgent concern, the overwhelming number of agencies (85%) said that structural workforce shortages — especially the limited numbers of nurses, home health aides (HHAs) and/or personal care aides (PCAs) — have been greatly amplified by COVID-19, and these shortages are a primary obstacle to admitting patients, including for persons needing to be discharged from the hospital.
