Researcher working on global ageing, dementia and long-term care
Information on work attendance and testing for health and residential care workers from the Australian Department of Health: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-information-on-work-attendance-and-testing-for-health-and-residential-aged-care-workers_0.pdf
Factsheet for residential aged care workers about how to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Australian Department of Health, including information on: how… Read More »COVID-19 information for workers in residential care facilities (Department of Health, Australia)
Resources from PZNL (Palliative Care Netherlands) for the COVID-19 implications for care at home, in nursing homes, hospitals or hospices on (in Dutch/English) Setting up… Read More »Resources from Palliative Care Netherlands on COVID-19 and palliative care
The Austrlian Federal Government has announced an additional $444.6 million in funding for the aged care sector to support staff retention in residential aged care… Read More »Australia: Additional public funds to support the Long-Term Care sector through the COVID-19 outbreak
Guideline developed by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) for residential care facilities where they has been a COVID-19 outbreak, including a clear flow-chart summary… Read More »Guidelines for residential care facilities where there has been a COVID-19 outbreak (CDNA, Australia)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) have issued guidance for homeless shelters to plan, prepare, and respond to COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/homeless-shelters/index.html
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living facilities to plan, prepare, and respond to COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/retirement/index.html
Report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (US) on the consequences of the introduction of COVID-19 into a long-term residential care facility in… Read More »Report on a COVID-19 outbreak within a residential care home in Washington: implications for public health practice (CDC, US)
Interim guidance from the New Zealand Ministry of Health to provide interim guidance on preventing the spread of COVID-19 in aged care facilities, to protect… Read More »Guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in aged care facilities (MoH, New Zealand)
