My name is John Black and I have worked in social care services for over 40 years as a social worker. Having worked in Jordan… Read More »Personal account: reflecting on Jordan’s success in managing COVID-19 and protecting care homes
By Dr Sarah House and Eric Fewster In early April 2020, we became aware of the increasing problems that care homes were facing with increasing… Read More »Mapping of UK Government Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for COVID-19 in Care Homes
Jenni Burton, Claire Goodman, Terry Quinn 14 May 2020 While we cannot roll back the clock, it is worth pondering what could have been possible… Read More »The invisibility of the UK care home population – UK care homes and a minimum dataset
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, 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
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?
Diamantis S, Noel C, Vignier N, Gallien S, SARS-cov-2 related deaths in French long-term care facilities: the “confinement disease” is probably more deleterious than the… Read More »Summary: SARS-cov-2 related deaths in French long-term care facilities: the “confinement disease” is probably more deleterious than the COVID-19 itself
Amy T. Hsu, Natasha Lane, Samir K. Sinha, Julie Dunning, Misha Dhuper, Zaina Kahiel, Heidi Sveistrup 3rd May 2020 The Country Report on the Long-Term… Read More »Updated report: Impact of COVID-19 on residents of Canada’s long-term care homes – ongoing challenges and policy responses
Adelina Comas-Herrera, Elizabeth C. Ashcroft and Klara Lorenz-Dant (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) In part due to the… Read More »New report: International examples of measures to prevent and manage COVID-19 outbreaks in residential care and nursing home settings
A practical resource with a strategy for care homes for infection prevention and control, based on a clear separation of risk zones. The aim is… Read More »Resource: Care Homes Strategy for Infection Prevention & Control of Covid-19 Based on Clear Delineation of Risk Zones (update)
