Dr. Charlene Harrington, a renowned researcher of long-term care, talks about the perils of nursing home privatization and how the privatized system has shaped the COVID-19 response in the United States. Dr. Harrington also discusses the similarities between the long-term care systems in the U.S. and United Kingdom, and how they both differ from Norway’s predominantly public system.
Note: Interview was recorded on March 17, 2020
Background reading and references:
- Dr. Harrington’s research on long-term care systems in the U.S., U.K., and Norway is featured in the “The Privatization of Care: The Case of Nursing Homes”
- A recent Los Angeles Times article referenced Dr. Harrington’s research on the association between ownership type and staffing
- MarketWatch: Private-equity takeover of nursing homes has reduced quality of care at critical moment, research suggests
- Book recommendation: Long-Term Care in America: The Crisis All of Us Will Face in Our Lifetimes by John Geyman
- Movie recommendation: Little Women
Host: Eric Goldwein
Music: Liturgy of the Street by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
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