The Demographics and Economics of Direct Care Staff Highlight Their Vulnerabilities Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Demographics and Economics of Direct Care Staff Highlight Their Vulnerabilities Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.1080/08959420.2020.1759757
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发表时间：
2020-07-03
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Weller, Christian E.
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作者：
Almeida, Beth;Cohen, Marc A.;Weller, Christian E.
在COVID-19大流行期间，估计有350万在设施和人们家中工作的直接护理人员发挥着关键作用。它们允许弱势的受照料者留在家里，并在设施中提供必要的帮助。平均而言，直接护理人员有几十年的经验，通常有证书和执照，许多人至少有一些大学教育，以帮助他们履行无数的责任，妥善照顾照顾受助人。然而，他们面临更高的健康和财务风险。他们的工资往往很低，福利有限，当他们自己生病而不能再工作时，几乎没有经济来源可以依靠。此外，大多数直接护理人员是家中有子女的父母，近四分之一是单身父母。如果他们生病，他们和他们的家人都面临身体和经济风险。
An estimated 3.5 million direct care staff working in facilities and people's homes play a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic. They allow vulnerable care recipients to stay at home and they provide necessary help in facilities. Direct care staff, on average, have decades of experience, often have certifications and licenses, and many have at least some college education to help them perform the myriad of responsibilities to properly care for care recipients. Yet, they are at heightened health and financial risks. They often receive low wages, limited benefits, and have few financial resources to fall back on when they get sick themselves and can no longer work. Furthermore, most direct care staff are parents with children in the house and almost one-fourth are single parents. If they fall ill, both they and their families are put into physical and financial risk.