Weathering Storms: Managing COVID-19 at the Nation's Oldest African American- Founded Nursing Home
Eliza Bryant Village has the impressive distinction of being the nation’s oldest continually operating African American-founded long-term care community. Mr. Williams will discuss policies and procedures, resources, and anecdotes of caring for a predominately minority population during COVID-19, the pandemic virus disproportionately affecting minority and older populations. He will share how Eliza Bryant Village has (thus far) survived the threat of co-morbidities, financial difficulties, and politics that affect the predominately African American population it serves.
Objectives:
Discuss the impact and mitigation of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minority populations, particularly older populations
Examine co-morbidities that are unique to and/or disproportionately affect racial and ethnic long-term care residents during the pandemic
Review management policies and procedures that have been successful in a predominately minority long-term care setting
Identify systemic and facility-level policies that should be addressed to better serve residents of racial and ethnic minority groups
One hour seminar examining the role of systemic inequities and current challenges on the fight to keep the elders of Cleveland's Black community and their century old caretaker alive and thriving.