LTCcovid aims to:
- Document the impact of COVID-19 on people who rely on long-term care (including unpaid care) and those who provide it
- Share information about policy and practice measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in long-term care and gather evidence about their success or otherwise.
- Analyse the long-term implications of this pandemic for long-term care policy.
COUNTRY REPORTS
Impact of COVID-19 long-term care system, policy and practice measures adopted, implementation challenges
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Cross-country reports covering data on impact of COVID-19 and policy and practice measures
EMERGING EVIDENCE
Summaries of studies on the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care and evaluations of mitigation measures.
CURATED RESOURCES
Links to websites with guidance and other materials to support both service providers and people who
use long-term care
Latest Blog Posts
- Evidence summary: emerging evidence on the protective effect of vaccines from COVID-19 infections among care home populationsEvidence summary by Sian Smith, Maximilian Salcher-Konrad, Adelina Comas-Herrera (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) Evidence is emerging on… Read More »Evidence summary: emerging evidence on the protective effect of vaccines from COVID-19 infections among care home populations
- Surveillance data on COVID-19 among people who live in Long-Term Care Facilities (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC)In February 2021, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) started collecting aggregate national surveillance data from European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries,… Read More »Surveillance data on COVID-19 among people who live in Long-Term Care Facilities (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC)
- Care Alliance Ireland: Position on COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritisation for Family CarersAs is the case in a number of countries currently rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations, family carers are not currently included on the Vaccine Prioritisation Programme… Read More »Care Alliance Ireland: Position on COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritisation for Family Carers
- Elder Care providers and COVID-19: Cross-cultural perspectives research report (summary)The Global Ageing Network released ELDER CARE PROVIDERS & COVID-19: Cross- Cultural Perspectives. With support from LeadingAge and Standards Wise International, Dr. Emi Kiyota, an environmental gerontologist and organizational culture change specialist,… Read More »Elder Care providers and COVID-19: Cross-cultural perspectives research report (summary)
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@AndrewMIbrahim @j_g_allen very useful paper, any ACH data or recommendations available for nursing home? @Age_Matters @Trinity_Haus @dochitect @SPKennelly @LTCcovid @Orla_Hegarty @AdelinaCoHe https://twitter.com/AndrewMIbrahim/status/1383099124963291138
Last month @j_g_allen & colleagues work to improve indoor air circulation lead the @nytimes: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/26/science/reopen-schools-safety-ventilation.html
Today, @j_g_allen & I teamed up in @JAMA_current advocating for better indoor air design to reduce COVID transmission: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2779062?resultClick=1
Calling all family / unpaid carers on island of Ireland and round world supporting people with poor #mentalhealth We want to understand more on impact #covid19 on your #mentalhealth #wellbeing #loneliness 1 year on Take part in @CPEC_LSE @EUFAMI survey
https://lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ItyiAwSrT7xeTj
Now out in Georgetown Law Journal Online: "Nursing Homes, COVID-19, & the Consequences of Regulatory Failure." In which I show how lax enforcement and dangerous incentives created America's #NursingHome crisis. And provide a roadmap for *real* reform. https://www.law.georgetown.edu/georgetown-law-journal/glj-online/glj-online-vol-110/nursing-homes-covid-19-and-the-consequences-of-regulatory-failure/
Would you like to take part in our study that looks at how social support services for people with #dementia and carers have adapted during the #covid pandemic? Survey link below! @arc_nwc @NIHRARCs @ClarissaGiebel
https://liverpool.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/how-have-social-support-services-for-dementia-adpated-duri
Evidence summary: emerging evidence on the protective effect of vaccines from COVID-19 infections among care home populations, Sian Smith, @MaxSalKo & @AdelinaCoHe #socialcareCovidRandR https://ltccovid.org/2021/04/15/evidence-summary-newly-emerging-evidence-from-three-studies-on-the-protective-effect-of-covid-19-from-infections/
Covid: Care home deaths 'like losing family', say staff https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56732251
Surveillance data on COVID-19 among people who live in Long-Term Care Facilities (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, @ECDC_EU) https://ltccovid.org/2021/04/15/surveillance-data-on-covid-19-among-people-who-live-in-long-term-care-facilities-european-centre-for-disease-prevention-and-control-ecdc/
Care Alliance Ireland: Position on COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritisation for Family Carers @CareAllianceIrl https://ltccovid.org/2021/04/15/care-alliance-ireland-position-on-covid-19-vaccine-prioritisation-for-family-carers/
Weekly update of US nursing home covid cases/deaths. One interesting development is recent trend in resident versus staff cases given higher vaccination rates among residents. Will be important to follow in coming weeks
Our #COVID19 systematic review on the impacts of #COVID19 on people with #dementia & carers is now registered online! An international effort with 3rd sector & carers involved 🤓
@DZNE_Thyrian @lbsorg @LorenzKH @Aida_Suarez_ @CatherineTalb @KatarzynaLion
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=248050