Tine Rostgaard (Roskilde University) Key findings: COVID-19 has been contained in Denmark, with low mortality rates and relatively few persons hospitalised. 563 persons, or the… Read More »New report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Denmark
Klara Lorenz-Dant (CPEC, London School of Economics and Political Science) Since the last update, a number of changes have occurred in Germany. New legislation has… Read More »Updated country report for Germany: more financial support, bonus payments for care staff and easing of restrictions on care home visits
Rochelle Amour, Janelle N. Robinson & Ishtar Govia (Epidemiology Research Unit, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica)… Read More »New report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Jamaica
Kejal Hasmuk, Hakimah Sallehuddin, Maw Pin Tan Key findings: Malaysia has 19 government-run, 350 registered and over 1000 unregistered residential aged-care facilities Home-based long-term care… Read More »New report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Malaysia
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
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
Klara Lorenz-Dant (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) 6th May 2020 The latest version of the report on the… Read More »Updated report on Germany, including information on contact tracing of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in care homes
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
