KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk” interviewed Edward Schneider of the USC Leonard Davis School on what families should consider when deciding whether to remove a family member from a nursing home.
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Los Angeles Times quoted Edward Schneider of the USC Leonard Davis School on the recommendation to pull older adults from nursing homes. “I’d be loath to recommend anyone taking them home unless they thought the [nursing] home was not taking good enough care or doing enough screening,” Schneider said. “Be sure you can shield them better than the nursing home is shielding them from the virus.”
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