By Adelina Comas-Herrera, CPEC Following the news that the Spanish army was deployed to overwhelmed nursing homes to find that residents had been abandoned and… Read More »More nursing homes in Spain overwhelmed by COVID-19
As the number people requiring hospital treatment for COVID-19 is expected to surge over the coming days and weeks, hospitals are trying to discharge older… Read More »Organising transitions from hospitals to care homes to free up capacity for people with COVID-19 (UK)
By Courtney H. Van Houtven and Nathan Boucher As COVID-19spreads in the U.S., the long-term services and supports (LTSS or LTC) system is grappling with… Read More »Report from the U.S.: the COVID-19 epidemic’s arrival reveals safety net gaps and deficiencies that will harm long-term care workers, carers, and their care recipients
The Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England provides guidance on a variety of scenarios relating to care homes, staff, and providers… Read More »Adult social care guidance to protect the most vulnerable against COVID-19 (Public Health England, UK)
The Local Government Association (the network of local governments throughout the UK) summarises pressures on social care providers arising from COVID-19, and provides ways in… Read More »Guidance to commissioners in alleviating pressures on social care providers during COVID-19 (Local Government Association, UK)
The Local Government Association (the network of local governments throughout the UK) summarises pressures on social care providers arising from COVID-19, and provides ways in… Read More »A guidance to commissioners on alleviating pressures on social care providers during COVID-19 (Local Government Association, UK)
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)
