Throughout the U.S, cities with the most cases have become harder for caregivers to complete their duties to care for patients. Caregivers working with seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic have become more essential due to the fact that the elderly need more help. Caregivers caring for patients must have effective communication and be two times more aware of any symptoms the patients are showing. Covid-19 has led to an increased usage of protective gear such as masks, gowns and hazmat suits. All these supplies can cost a great amount of money that caregivers don’t have to be putting out of their own pocket. Community caregiving programs should have a larger sum of money being funded so that better trainings can be offered and they should also be given full protective equipment, free training classes and a more flexible schedule to where not as many patients are being seen in day.

    Community caregiving programs have been overlooked during this world health crisis. They seem to have in a way been pushed to the side because they aren’t directly working with covid-19 infected patients. Some patients are more vulnerable than other and community caregivers need to learn the difference of treating different patients in different age groups. The funds being provided to these programs need to increase in order to offer better training to their staff and offer free proper PPE. We must come together and fight for equal funding throughout all programs so that our essential workers and patients are staying safe and staying healthy. Better training programs must be enforced before any caregiver is allowed to care for patients.