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International data on deaths attributed to COVID-19 among people living in care homes
Adelina Comas-Herrera1, Disha Patel1, Greg Arling2, Joel Mossong3, Andrea Schmidt4 (1Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics, 2Purdue University, School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Sciences, 3Health Inspection, Health Directorate, Luxembourg, 4Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG)) In order to facilitate updating of the previous reports on mortality linked to COVID-19… Read More »International data on deaths attributed to COVID-19 among people living in care homes
COUNTRY
PROFILES
Structural characteristics of the LTC system, impact of the pandemic, measures adopted and new reforms
INTERNATIONAL LIVING REPORT
Covid-19 and long-term care: system characteristics, impacts, measures adopted and new reforms
EMERGING EVIDENCE
Summaries of studies on the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care and evaluations of mitigation measures.
EXPERTS DIRECTORY
Directory of international experts on long-term care, searchable by country and topic
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From LTCcovid to a Global Observatory of Long-Term Care
After a quieter time to take stock, we’re delighted to let you know that, with initial support from the London School of Economics, we are working on developing a follow-on platform, a Global Observatory of Long-Term Care. The Observatory aims to share international learning on how LTC systems globally can address common structural challenges and… Read More »From LTCcovid to a Global Observatory of Long-Term Care
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Resource: Advice cards for carers, humanitarian agencies, communities and people living with dementia in times of crisis (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
Alzheimer’s Disease International have developed a set of cards with advice those involved in humanitarian responses, including information on how to identify people with dementia (a “hidden disability”), how to communicate with them clearly, guidance and support and advice on mobility, food, drink and hygiene, and how to support their carers. The cards are currently… Read More »Resource: Advice cards for carers, humanitarian agencies, communities and people living with dementia in times of crisis (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
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Alzheimer’s Disease International: new page with resources to support for people affected by the Ukrainian crisis
Alzheimer’s Disease International the international umbrella NGO of dementia associations have compiled resources in support of people affected by the war in Ukraine, please share and if you are aware of other useful information, particularly for those living with visible and less visible disabilities, please let them know: https://www.alzint.org/news-events/news/advice-and-support-for-those-affected-by-the-ukrainian-crisis/
Twitter feed @LTCcovid
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We’re recruiting new participants from minority ethnic groups (who live in England) for Wave 4 of our study. The video in the tweet below from @LearningDisEng @PMLDlink explains more. If you’d like to take part or know someone who might, please get in touch (s.caton@mmu.ac.uk). https://twitter.com/learningdiseng/status/1595756620352364544
.@CoronavirusLD research are recruiting minority ethnic people with a #LearningDisability & families/supporters to share their experiences through the last 2 years of #Covid19
This film explains more http://bit.ly/3AsQL3k
Can you contribute? http://bit.ly/3V9c9mk
@PMLDlink
COVID-19 in aged care homes: a comparison of effects initial government policies had in the UK (primarily focussing on England) and Australia during the first wave - PubMed @LTCcovid https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33677490/
Today @annpeuteman brought her friends living in care homes to our event. Those giving tips to the cook, those who want to see the sky.
At a high-level conference, such real life stories give a meaning to our discussions!
Discover her work:
https://www.knack.be/rebels/
#CareEmpowers
This is a great, collaborative research infrastructure in the making… join us! If we work, learn and advocate together we improve our chances to succeed! #LTC #AWorld4allAges #EUCareStrategy https://twitter.com/ltccovid/status/1593160132527271938
Building on the @LTCcovid collaboration, we’re starting to prepare a new platform, a Global Observatory of Long-Term Care
If you are interested in helping shape the Observatory and take part in initial activities, please answer this short questionnaire:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=_epnVXfnpUKRu5RA_UO4k2cXWovrcNRLn3zxlnkUVNlUMkIwUjdHTEM4NkoxTDcxNFk3UThOOE5HMi4u
Building on the @LTCcovid collaboration, we’re starting to prepare a new platform, a Global Observatory of Long-Term Care
If you are interested in helping shape the Observatory and take part in initial activities, please answer this short questionnaire:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=_epnVXfnpUKRu5RA_UO4k2cXWovrcNRLn3zxlnkUVNlUMkIwUjdHTEM4NkoxTDcxNFk3UThOOE5HMi4u
Preprint:
Clinical effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccine against Omicron infection in residents and staff of Long-Term Care Facilities: a prospective cohort study (VIVALDI) https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.08.08.22278532v1
Easy to read version of my report on Covid-19 out now:
"Covid-19 and the problems it is causing for older people and their human rights"
Report: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/UN-OHCHR-Independent-Expert-Older-People-Covid-19-easy-read.pdf
A study of personal ventilation that reports finding that risk of airborne transmission of (COVID) infection could be halved, not a real life care home experiment, but seems like a much less disruptive intervention than other prevention measures in use https://pure.tue.nl/ws/files/219096627/Published_version_de_Haas_et_al._AIVC_2022_Proceedings.pdf
We published a ScR to provide an overview of research on LTCFs for older people in Brazil. We found an excess of small-scale, predominantly qualitative papers, many of which are reported in ways that do not allow the quality of the work to be assured.
http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041522.
📢 Tomorrow is the last day for free access to our special issue on care, caring, and the global COVID-19 pandemic 📢
Guest edited by Dr Joan Tronto from @UMNews and Prof. Michael Fine from @Macquarie_Uni
Find it here:
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https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/ijcc/6/1-2/ijcc.6.issue-1-2.xml