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
- The Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes, 3rd March 2021 updateSamir Sinha (Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University) @DrSamirSinha Cameron Feil (National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University) @Cameron_Feil Natalie Iciaszczyk (National Institute… Read More »The Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes, 3rd March 2021 update
- Video and slides of the webinar on: COVID-19 and the care homes of the future (22nd February)This webinar, on the 22nd February 2021, brought together international speakers who have looked at care home models from a variety of perspectives, before and… Read More »Video and slides of the webinar on: COVID-19 and the care homes of the future (22nd February)
- Webinar recording: COVID-19 vaccines and the global dementia movement (Alzheimer’s Disease International)Alzheimer’s Disease International hosted a webinar on COVID-19 vaccines and the global dementia community on the 25th of February 2021, including an overview of the… Read More »Webinar recording: COVID-19 vaccines and the global dementia movement (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
- The Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Canadian Long-Term Care homes, 22nd February updateSamir Sinha (Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University) @DrSamirSinha Cameron Feil (National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University) @Cameron_Feil Natalie Iciaszczyk (National Institute… Read More »The Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Canadian Long-Term Care homes, 22nd February update
Twitter feed @LTCcovid
My @jkulinz colleague V Prieler and I examine the case of migrant live-in #carers and how their new distinction as critical or key workers brought little change in their precarious working conditions @JournalofLTC @LTCcovid @FWFOpenAccess https://twitter.com/lseeuroppblog/status/1367749269738913793
Forgotten key workers: Why migrant domestic carers deserve greater support | @mleiblfinger & Veronika Prieler https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2021/03/05/forgotten-key-workers-why-migrant-domestic-carers-deserve-greater-support/
#FundingOpportunity: Emerging #COVID19 Research Gaps and Priorities
Details ➡️ http://ow.ly/vYOE50DPol6
The Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes, 3rd March 2021 update
@DrSamirsinha, @Cameron_Feil and @Natalie_Ici http://ltccovid.org/2021/03/04/the-rollout-of-covid-19-vaccines-in-canadian-long-term-care-homes-3rd-march-2021-update/
Tomorrow @LTCcovid will be sharing information about an amazing array of Canadian research projects on COVID-19 and long-term care, thanks everyone who has shared projects and spread the word 🇨🇦🍁 https://ltccovid.org/completed-or-ongoing-research-projects-on-covid-19-and-long-term-care/ (and a few great new UK ones too!) #researchfortheworld
@LTCcovid network researchers: We would love to connect with teams that are doing similar studies in #LTC populations in other jurisdictions/countries! Send us an email or DM @BruyereC19Study. https://twitter.com/LTCcovid/status/1367511166793170950
New project: Identification of underlying factors influencing immune response to SARS-CoV-2 among workers & residents in long-term care homes: multi-province study (Canada)
https://ltccovid.org/project/identification-of-underlying-factors-influencing-the-immune-response-to-sars-cov-2-among-workers-and-residents-in-long-term-care-homes-a-multi-province-study/
@amytmhsu, @bruyerecare, @uOttawaMed, @COVIDimmunityTF, @langlois_ma, @CANImmunize
How has COVID-19 affected people who use long-term care in the 5 Nordic countries? Monday 8th @LTCcovid webinar bringing together experts on LTC in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, free registration: https://ltccovid.org/2021/02/10/webinar-announcement-covid-19-and-long-term-care-in-the-nordic-countries-8th-march-2pm-gmt/ @maggedyann @CPEC_LSE @LSEHealthPolicy
DHSC guidance on care home visiting from next week just released: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visiting-care-homes-during-coronavirus/update-on-policies-for-visiting-arrangements-in-care-homes
The Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes, 3rd March 2021 update
@DrSamirsinha, @Cameron_Feil and @Natalie_Ici http://ltccovid.org/2021/03/04/the-rollout-of-covid-19-vaccines-in-canadian-long-term-care-homes-3rd-march-2021-update/
New project: Identification of underlying factors influencing immune response to SARS-CoV-2 among workers & residents in long-term care homes: multi-province study (Canada)
https://ltccovid.org/project/identification-of-underlying-factors-influencing-the-immune-response-to-sars-cov-2-among-workers-and-residents-in-long-term-care-homes-a-multi-province-study/
@amytmhsu, @bruyerecare, @uOttawaMed, @COVIDimmunityTF, @langlois_ma, @CANImmunize
In the pandemic @DesKellyOBE notes relatives' calls to @relresuk emphasise noticing residents' loss of weight, loss of speech no longer recognising them. They don't call it data but it is, informing understanding of residents' quality of life https://twitter.com/DACHA_Study/status/1367404555919642638
New blog from our Steering Group chair @DesKellyOBE "This has served to reinforce, for me, the value that good data can bring"
#datachangeslives #carehomedata
http://dachastudy.com/changing-perpectives-on-data-what-does-it-mean-for-care-homes/