[In the media] “Day care services hit hard by COVID-19, use falls by 60%” (Fukushi Shimbun web, Koureisha-Jutaku Shimbun online and Nikkei medical, June 22, 2020)
date : 7/11/2020
HGPI Board Member Dr. Satoko Hotta conducted an internet survey entitled “Emergency survey of the effects of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on long-term care and elder support services and on-site measures and efforts.” Articles on the survey were published on various websites.
For details on the survey, please see the NPO Hitomachi Lab website at:
https://hitomachi-lab.com/
The articles are as follows:
■ “Day care services hit hard by COVID-19, use falls by 60%”(Fukushi Shimbun web、June 22, 2020)
■ “NPO Hitomachi Lab surveys COVID-19 effects; Users of long-term care services where approx. 4% of care providers are positive for COVID-19”(Nikkei medical、June 8, 2020)
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