Many older adults and individuals of historically underrepresented groups who experienced a delay in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic still have not received care, according to recent research.
In particular, survey results from the National Poll on Health Aging revealed that nearly one in three adults aged older than 50 years had a COVID-19-related delay in care in 2021, many of whom said they have not rescheduled their visit nor plan to.
“While we were not surprised that many older adults have experienced delayed care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were surprised that so many of