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
- New country report: the COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in KenyaChristine Musyimi1, Elizabeth Mutunga2 and David Ndetei1,3 1Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation2 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Organization ,Kenya3 University of Nairobi, Kenya Key findings:… Read More »New country report: the COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Kenya
- Italy: Data on mortality of nursing home residents and staff linked to the COVID-19 pandemicSara Berloto, Elisabetta Notarnicola, Eleonora Perobelli, Andrea Rotolo (Observatory on Long Term Care, Cergas SDA Bocconi School of Management) The COVID-19 outbreak in Italian nursing… Read More »Italy: Data on mortality of nursing home residents and staff linked to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Updated Report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in UKUpdated 28th May 2020 By Aida Suarez-Gonzalez1, Gill Livingston2 and Adelina Comas-Herrera3 Background In late January 2020, the first COVID-19 cases in the UK were confirmed in… Read More »Updated Report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in UK
- COVID-19 deaths in Irish Nursing Homes: exploring variation and association with the adherence to national regulatory quality standardsRomán Romero-Ortuño1, Seán Kennelly2 Associate Professor, Discipline of Medical Gerontology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin; Consultant Physician, St James’s Hospital, Dublin Consultant Physician, Department… Read More »COVID-19 deaths in Irish Nursing Homes: exploring variation and association with the adherence to national regulatory quality standards
Twitter feed @LTCcovid
Updated @GeriSoc on managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes for older people now online. We now include advice on cohorting and zoning, visiting policies, managing anticipatory medicines, walking with purpose and subcutaneous fluids and oxygen. https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/covid-19-managing-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-care-homes
Important notice!! This poster by @laramitchdr covering atypical presentation of #COVID19 in older people has been updated. You can download the latest version here https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2020-06-02/COVID19intheolderadultposterFINAL.pdf https://twitter.com/GeriSoc/status/1266397265184411649
This new poster created by @laramitchdr covers atypical presentation of #COVID19 in older people, as well as some useful considerations and advice for specialists and non-specialists alike. View and download it here: https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/covid-19-tools-and-templates
New country report: the COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Kenya by @DrMusyimi, @muekekasimu, @STRiDEKenya https://ltccovid.org/2020/06/02/new-country-report-the-covid-19-long-term-care-situation-in-kenya/
@LTCcovid @WHO_Europe @ilpnetwork @CPEC_LSE @LSEHealthPolicy "The human rights and dignity of individuals who give or receive long-term care during the pandemic are impacted. These groups, both of whom are already at risk of exclusion, are being put in an increasingly vulnerable situation."
Good recommendations from @GeriSoc re managing #COVID19 in #LTC including guidance around visits while acknowledging risk: "Visiting policies should be based upon individualised risk-assessments and shared decision making with residents, their families and care home staff." https://twitter.com/adamgordon1978/status/1267852059186991111
Updated @GeriSoc on managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes for older people now online. We now include advice on cohorting and zoning, visiting policies, managing anticipatory medicines, walking with purpose and subcutaneous fluids and oxygen. https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/covid-19-managing-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-care-homes
Supporting people with #dementia who walk with purpose #COVID: http://www.yhscn.nhs.uk/media/PDFs/mhdn/Dementia/Covid%2019/2020.05.20-FINAL1.0-Leeds-walking-with-purpose-guide.pdf @RareDementia
We're delighted to see announced the publication of @WHO_Europe guidance to "Preventing and managing the COVID-19 pandemic across long-term care services in the WHO European Region" and proud that it has built on some @LTCcovid reports
@ilpnetwork @CPEC_LSE @LSEHealthPolicy
WHO/Europe guidance shows more can be done to protect people in need of long-term care during the #COVID19 pandemic.
Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3eFxuOY
This updated report on the impact of Covid-19 on people living with dementia in the UK is well worth a read @AnnaLSN @Dementia_Action @DementiaCan @jean_tottie @Innov_Dementia @KateLeeCEO https://twitter.com/LTCcovid/status/1267522200313217024
Updated Report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in UK, by @Aida_Suarez_, @Gill_Livingston and @adelinacohe https://ltccovid.org/2020/06/01/updated-report-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-people-living-with-dementia-in-uk/
Good to see ‘effects of confinement’ as part of this report. Psychological needs are every bit as important as we look ahead to the ‘new world’? https://twitter.com/ltccovid/status/1267522200313217024
Updated Report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in UK, by @Aida_Suarez_, @Gill_Livingston and @adelinacohe https://ltccovid.org/2020/06/01/updated-report-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-people-living-with-dementia-in-uk/
The impact of the #COVID19 pandemic on people living with #dementia in UK.
@LTCcovid have updated their comprehensive overview of issues including; confinement to home, risk of infection in care homes, access to healthcare and new support measures.
https://ltccovid.org/2020/06/01/updated-report-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-people-living-with-dementia-in-uk/