What Older Adults Need to Know — COVID-19
Year Developed: 2020
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
Outreach staff
Secondary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)
Language(s): English
Sponsored by: NACHC
Developed by: NCOA (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: The CDC has identified older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease at higher risk for more serious COVID-19 illness. According to the CDC, early data suggest older people are twice as likely to have serious COVID-19 illness.
Resource Topic: Emerging Issues, Clinical Issues
Resource Subtopic: —Special and Vulnerable Populations, COVID-19.
Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Older Adults (Elders/Elderly).This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.