Promoting and Building Long-Term Care Health Research Networks: GeroCovid Observational and Gerocovid Vax Initiatives

Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and disability represent the triad that characterizes older people experiencing an unsuccessful aging process. Related needs and burden of care frequently prevent this population from living and dying at home. Long-term care (LTC), including nursing homes (NHs), host a continuously rising fraction of older people. To date, more than 1.5 million persons live in more than 15,500 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified NHs across the United States.1 NHs require skilled medical assistance and related services for their guests.