Covid-19 exposed the deficiencies in long-term county care as well as the vulnerability of patients to serious illnesses. Covid-19 is most common in elderly residents living in long-term care homes. The elderly and people who have chronic conditions such as diabetes or cancer are also vulnerable to the virus. The long-term institutions were aware of the Covid-19 virus and had taken measures (Pratt 2021). Because the facility was home to many patients with impaired health, it had high mortality and morbidity rates. This pandemic highlighted how important it was to provide sufficient funds for long-term care facilities and encouraged experts to focus on patient-centered care.
It is important to increase funds for facilities, so they can be resistant to high-transmissible diseases. This was the first lesson learned. In order to ensure that the poorest people have access to medical care, increasing the funding will require a review of the Medicaid program. It is time to rethink the Medicaid program and place more emphasis on homecare-based services. This will allow disadvantaged people living at home to receive excellent healthcare. De Luc 2018, 2018: Homecare services often fall short of funding, which can reduce the efficiency of care workers responding to patients at home. The professional would be better equipped to deliver high-quality care if the budget was increased in home and institutional settings. The institution was unable to keep up with the increasing demand for ventilators because of Covid-19. It impacted the ability of the institution to provide relevant and quality services for patients that could have improved their overall health.