Researcher working on global ageing, dementia and long-term care
Michael Leiblfinger and Veronika Prieler (Austria), Karin Schwiter and Jennifer Steiner (Switzerland), Aranka Benazha and Helma Lutz (Germany) 14th May 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has… Read More »Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on live-in care workers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
We’re delighted to announce the first LTCcovid webinar, free to attend, please register using the link below: Date And Time: Mon, 18 May 2020, 14:00… Read More »LTCcovid webinar: International responses to COVID-19 in care homes (18 May, free)
Lee-Fay Low (University of Sydney) 12th May 2020 Key points: Many governments and care homes have instituted complete lockdowns of care homes banning all visitors.… Read More »Easing lockdowns in care homes during COVID-19: risks and risk reduction
Adelina Comas-Herrera and Jose-Luis Fernández (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science) 17th May 2020 New… Read More »Estimates of number of deaths of care home residents linked to the COVID-19 pandemic in England
Adelina Comas-Herrera, Elizabeth C. Ashcroft and Klara Lorenz-Dant (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) 11th May 2020 The full… Read More »Updated report: international examples of measures to prevent and manage COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes
Amy T. Hsu, Natasha Lane, Samir K. Sinha, Julie Dunning, Misha Dhuper, Zaina Kahiel and Heidi Sveistrup, 10 May 2020 The country report for Canada… Read More »Canada country report updated: care home residents are now accounting for 82% of all COVID-19 deaths
Marta Szebehely, Professor Emeritus, Stockholm University May 8, 2020 From the very beginning of the pandemic, Swedish authorities and politicians stressed the importance of protecting… Read More »COVID-19 reveals serious problems in Swedish long-term care
As part of a webinar organized by https://www.corona-older.com/ on Care homes and COVID19 in developing countries, Adelina Comas-Herrera gave a presentation on learning from the international… Read More »What can we learn from international experiences of COVID-19 in care homes?
Hongsoo Kim (Seoul National University)7th May 2020 This updated report on South Korea provides new data on the numbers of people who died with COVID-19… Read More »Updated report on South Korea with new data on COVID-19 deaths linked to care homes
By Fabiana da Mata and Deborah Oliveira 6th May 2020 A new report on the situation in Brazil for people who use and provide long-term… Read More »Country report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Brazil
