Researcher working on global ageing, dementia and long-term care
By Jenni Burton Care home residents, staff and relatives have suffered disproportionately from the impacts of COVID-19. Much has been learned on an international level… Read More »New resources for care home staff supporting residents with COVID-19
Wossenseged Jemberie As of November 11th, 2020 the total number of people with confirmed COVID-19 case in Sweden is 166,707 and increasing. COVID-19 specific mortality… Read More »COVID-19: Opportunities for interdisciplinary research to improve care for older people in Sweden
Kai Leichsenring, Andrea Schmidt, Heidemarie Staflinger While Austria was among those countries that had reported less infections per 100,000 inhabitants, and less deaths in care… Read More »The second wave has hit Austria harder – also in care homes
Florien Kruse, Lisa van Tol, Cilla Vrinzen, Oemar van der Woerd, Patrick Jeurissen The full report is available here: Key points: The Dutch nursing home… Read More »Updated country report: The impact of COVID-19 on long-term care in the Netherlands – the second wave
Stefanie Ettelt In mid-October the Federal Ministry of Health in Germany announced the introduction of rapid antigen testing to reduce the risk of infection with… Read More »Rapid COVID-19 testing in care homes in Germany: Easier said than done
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has issued a rapid risk assessment, as increasing reports of COVID-19 outbreaks in LTCFs are being… Read More »The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) issues a Rapid Risk Assessment for people living in LTC facilities in the EU/EEA and the UK
Adelina Comas-Herrera, Alan Glanz, Natasha Curry, Sarah Deeny, Chris Hatton, Nina Hemmings, Richard Humphries, Klara Lorenz-Dant, Camille Oung, Selina Rajan, Aida Suarez-Gonzalez The full report… Read More »New report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in England
Eloísa del Pino, Francisco Javier Moreno-Fuentes, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez, Jorge Hernández-Moreno, Luis Moreno, Manuel Pereira-Puga, and Roberta Perna (2020) “Gestión Institucional y Organizativa de las Residencias… Read More »What went wrong and what could be learned from the institutional and organizational Management of Care Homes during the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain
We have created a new page to facilitate updating: If you would like to to contribute information about a project, please send the following to… Read More »Completed or ongoing research projects on COVID-19 and long-term care
In order to facilitate cross-learning and collaborations, LTCcovid.org will create a new page listing ongoing and completed research projects on COVID-19 and long-term care. In… Read More »Call for information on ongoing and completed research projects on COVID-19 and long-term care
