COVID-19 Pandemic: Exacerbating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Long-Term Services and Supports

Tetyana P. Shippee; Odichinma Akosionu; Weiwen Ng; Mark Woodhouse; Yinfei Duan; Mai See Thao; John R. Bowblis

doi:10.1080/08959420.2020.1772004

COVID-19 Pandemic: Exacerbating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Long-Term Services and Supports

Tetyana P. Shippee, Odichinma Akosionu, Weiwen Ng, Mark Woodhouse, Yinfei Duan, Mai See Thao, John R. Bowblis

Health Policy and Management

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Abstract

What services are available and where racial and ethnic minorities receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) have resulted in a lower quality of care and life for racial/ethnic minority users. These disparities are only likely to worsen during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority communities both in the rate of infection and virus-related mortality. By examining these disparities in the context of the pandemic, we bring to light the challenges and issues faced in LTSS by minority communities with regard to this virus as well as the disparities in LTSS that have always existed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	323-333
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Volume	32
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2020.1772004
State	Published - Jul 3 2020

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This project was funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01-MD010729, PI: Shippee). Tetyana Shippee also acknowledges funding from the MN Department of Human Services.

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© 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis.

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COVID-19
Coronavirus
LTSS
disparities
quality of care
quality of life

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