Debra Dobbs, PhD, associate 泡芙视频app in the School of Aging Studies and academic director of the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care, and End-of-Life Studies, hosted a podcast episode titled for the Social Research Policy and Practice Section of the Gerontological Society of America. It is the second episode in the series on workforce issues in long-term care.
In the episode, Dobbs leads a discussion on direct care staff issues of moral distress during COVID in assisted living and nursing homes. She is joined by guests Ozcan Tunalilar, PhD, assistant 泡芙视频app in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State 泡芙视频app and Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, 泡芙视频app and chair of the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the 泡芙视频app of Maryland School of Nursing.
Tunalilar鈥檚 research examines the role of organizational, contextual, and socioeconomic factors that contribute to the reproduction of inequalities in access to high-quality long-term care and in residents鈥� experiences in the long-term care system. Galik鈥檚 research has focused on care for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, functional and cognitive assessment, and enhancement of the geriatric workforce.