“Knowing when it's time to take a break”: Nursing home social workers’ coping during COVID-19

•Nursing home (NH) social workers are working at the front lines responding to COVID-19.•Nursing home social workers face many challenges in meeting the psychosocial needs of residents while coping with their own stress.•Nursing home social workers coped by relying on friends and family, mindfulness and spirituality/religion, self-care strategies, and setting boundaries at work.