Description/Abstract
Older adults in assisted living facilities are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus because of how quickly it can spread in close-knit settings. This data slice aims to advocate for the health and safety of older adults and features an interactive map showing the saturation of assisted living facilities in New York State.
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Document Type
Data Slice
Keywords
COVID-19, Coronavirus, older adults, assisted living, spatial distribution
Disciplines
Emergency and Disaster Management | Gerontology | Place and Environment
Date
3-25-2020
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank SU Maxwell PhD student Chad Chambers; Professor Shannon Monnat; and the Lerner Center staff.
Recommended Citation
Helander, Mary and Pendergrast, Claire, "New York State’s Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities Need All of Us to Help Them Avoid the Coronavirus" (2020). Population Health Research Brief Series. 62.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/62
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