Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle class and affluent people still bear a substantial portion of the costs.
Tag: Home Health Care
Who Will Take Care of Italy’s Older People? Robots, Maybe.
The Western world’s oldest population is facing a crisis of caregivers. Some are looking for a little helping, plastic, hand.
34,000 Unvaccinated Home Health Aides in New York Lose Jobs
But preliminary state data also show that at least 34,000 home health aides appeared to have missed the deadline, rendering them unable to work and worsening a labor shortage in the industry.
In Covid-Wrecked Mexico, One Doctor Tried Humor and Home Visits
Gustavo Gutiérrez is a one-man roving medical clinic in Reynosa, developing a rare practice in the turbulent times of the coronavirus. He’s visited scores of patients fearful of the hospital.
Israeli Charity Treats Ultra-Orthodox Virus Patients at Home
Health experts say the treatment offered by a religious charity is a gamble. It has also fed concern about the community’s acting with increasing autonomy in an already divided nation.
A Covid-19 Lesson: Some Seriously Ill Patients Can Be Treated at Home
To ease pressure on hospitals, Northwell Health brought medical workers, oxygen tanks and intravenous equipment into patients’ homes. Now Florida is taking cues.