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)