Safety trade-offs in home care during COVID-19: a mixed methods study capturing the perspective of frontline workers.
Osei-Poku G, Szczerepa O, Potter A, et al. Safety trade-offs in home care during COVID-19: a mixed methods study capturing the perspective of frontline workers. Patient Safety. 2021;3(3):6-17. doi:10.33940/infection/2021.9.1.
This mixed-methods study examined the experiences of home healthcare workers in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participating home care workers noted that the lack of necessary resources (e.g., PPE, testing) and insufficient guidance specific to home care settings made their working conditions feel unsafe.