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 impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with learning disabilities across the UK – latest findings from Wave 2Chris Hatton (Manchester Metropolitan University), Richard Hastings (University of Warwick) and the Project Team* The Coronavirus and Learning Disability Study has been tracking the experiences… Read More »The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with learning disabilities across the UK – latest findings from Wave 2
- Video and slides for the webinar: COVID-19 and long-term care systems: perspectives from France, Italy and Portugal, and an overview of OECD responsesThis webinar, held on 19th July 2021, reviewed the COVID-19 pandemic experiences of the Long-Term Care systems in France, Italy and Portugal, as well as… Read More »Video and slides for the webinar: COVID-19 and long-term care systems: perspectives from France, Italy and Portugal, and an overview of OECD responses
- Video and slides of the webinar: COVID-19, vaccinations and immunity in care homes: emerging evidence from Chile, the UK and Canada, 12th July 2021This webinar provided an overview of emerging evidence on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccinations among care home populations and showcased two studies that are measuring… Read More »Video and slides of the webinar: COVID-19, vaccinations and immunity in care homes: emerging evidence from Chile, the UK and Canada, 12th July 2021
- Webinar announcement: COVID-19 and long-term care systems: perspectives from France, Italy and Portugal, and an overview of OECD responses. 19th July, 2pm GMTThis webinar will review the COVID-19 pandemic experiences of the Long-Term Care systems in France, Italy and Portugal, as well as an international overview from… Read More »Webinar announcement: COVID-19 and long-term care systems: perspectives from France, Italy and Portugal, and an overview of OECD responses. 19th July, 2pm GMT
Twitter feed @LTCcovid
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New report from the Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit, @LSHTM & @ImperialBiz, commissioned by @DHSCgovuk finds that the COVID-19 pandemic caused heightened anxiety for many autistic people 👇🏽
https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2021/g-July-21/COVID-caused-heightened-anxiety-for-autistic-people-with-some-too-scared-to-leave-their-homes
#COVID19 research on #carehomes @LTCcovid https://twitter.com/amna_razaa/status/1420651896944082952
📢 #Managers in #carehomes! Can you share your views on the impact of #COVID19 on using #antipsychotics in #dementia? Short MS Teams interviews, please email a.raza@pgr.reading.ac.uk #ReputationEnhancement #ImproveResearchProfile #ResearchParticipant
In addition to publishing the paper on COVID-19 nursing home preparedness and safety culture in #Portugal with @MDPIOpenAccess (https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157983), we presented the study's key findings during a @LTCcovid webinar available at https://tinyurl.com/LTCcovidwebinar https://twitter.com/HealthProsH2020/status/1420529489122140164
Our Fellow @OBritoFernandes teamed up with the @Algarve_ABC to study #Covid_19 #nursinghome preparedness & resident safety culture in Southern #Portugal. 130+ NH involved 💪
NH were not prepared, at all! So, what could we do next?
Read all about it 👉 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/15/7983
Any experience of older/frailer person developing delirium shortly after COVID vaccine? Can't see anything in latest @MHRA Yellow Card scheme report but plausible that the body's reaction to any vaccine might have a short-term effect on cognition. Responding to genuine enquiry.
People with young-onset dementia and their families experience distinctive impacts of the #COVID19 pandemic and associated restrictions by @MonicaCations in @IPG_Journal
@LTCcovid
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610221000879
Last week we released a report on the impact of COVID-19 on autistic people. Don't miss key insights here ⬇️ https://twitter.com/CPEC_LSE/status/1417845595973332995
New report from CPEC's Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit, @LSHTM & @ImperialBiz, commissioned by @DHSCgovuk finds that the COVID-19 pandemic caused heightened anxiety for many autistic people👇🏽
https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2021/g-July-21/COVID-caused-heightened-anxiety-for-autistic-people-with-some-too-scared-to-leave-their-homes
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My recent Policy@Manchester blog article on "‘Pre-existing conditions’: Time to fix social care?": https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353481421_'Pre-existing_conditions'_Time_to_fix_social_care?utm_source=twitter&rgutm_meta1=eHNsLW1tbDNHbTJ3QlNIVnJZUWpFd0hoWi83Zk13NmdxQTI1dUNEOTNsdFB0QjkwSUI2SC9jd1EwazFkdk1tc3lKbnRjU05aR2pCdmsvalR1TTBoRXhJYkd3PT0%3D
Affected by dementia and coronavirus? We are here for you with information and support. https://bit.ly/3jB0J8I
If you're feeling anxious as restrictions start to ease, give us a call on 0333 150 3456 - we are here to listen and help. 💙
Join us tomorrow for a great webinar on creative approaches to supporting vulnerable groups during #COVID19, also featuring the older adults toolkit "Living with the Times".👉https://bit.ly/2Wn6KPt @AlzDisInt @janebarrattIFA @DrVdelaFuente @alisonbrunier @HelpAge @mhpss
Long-Term Care in Canada: Three-quarters say significant change is needed; only one-in-five believe it will happen
https://angusreid.org/canada-long-term-care-policy/