Monitoring Cognitive Health Status in Homebound Older Adults: Insights from a Nationwide Request for Information

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled growing concerns about the long-term impacts on outcomes in older adults including social isolation and declines in cognitive health. Prior to the pandemic, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) released a nationwide request for information to understand how...

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Published in:	Journal of aging & social policy Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 894 - 902
Main Authors:	Teshale, Salom M., Ruiz, Sarah, Iyengar, Vijeth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Routledge 02-11-2022 Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects:	aging brain health Cognition cognitive health Community Community organizations COVID-19 Health status Homebound older adults loneliness Older people Pandemics remote monitoring request for information Social isolation Technology
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Summary:	The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled growing concerns about the long-term impacts on outcomes in older adults including social isolation and declines in cognitive health. Prior to the pandemic, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) released a nationwide request for information to understand how community-based organizations monitor changes in cognitive status for homebound older adults. This Perspective describes strategies reported by community-based organizations to monitor cognitive status in homebound older adults and notes the potential for technology to mitigate the risk of social isolation and delays in observing cognitive decline, considerations that are especially relevant during COVID-19 amid social distancing requirements.
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ISSN:	0895-9420 1545-0821
DOI:	10.1080/08959420.2021.1962172