VA foster program aims to help older vets manage COVID challenges
Caregivers help aging veterans with activities of daily living like bathing, cooking, making and getting to appointments, getting dressed, and taking daily medication.
Much like other residential care facilities, medical foster homes get regular inspections for safety, nutrition, and more. "My grandmama carried me to church every Sunday, she carried me to the beach – everywhere she went, she took me with her," Brown says. As her grandmother got older,"I said, 'I'm going to take care of her in my home.'"She cooks her residents' meals three times a day with dietary restrictions in mind, washes their dishes, does their laundry, remembers birthdays, and plans little parties.
Caregivers also adapted quickly to telehealth, according to Leah Haverhals, PhD, a health research scientist and communications director for the Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran Centered and Value Driven Care, who led the study.Caregivers, coordinators, and health care providers were largely new to the technology, too.
If caregivers didn't already have computers or telehealth-compatible devices, the VA provided iPads that would connect to the internet using cellular signals. According to the study, this helped to overcome connectivity issues that may have caused problems in rural areas."If we had to do things over the phone or with video, she was able to set that up to work with the person on the other end.
Cari Levy, MD, PhD, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and a co-author of the study, specializes in palliative and tele-nursing home care for the VA.
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