The United Kingdom’s Adult Social Care Directorate (Department of Health and Social Care) published guidance on admission and care of residents during COVID-19 on the… Read More »NEW: UK guidance on admission and care of residents during COVID-19 incident in a care home
By Lee-Fay Low (University of Sidney) Last update: 3rd April 2020 Background Australia spends $18.4 Billion dollars on aged care a year, the additional funds are 2.4%… Read More »Australia: COVID-19 impact on long-term care and mitigation measures
By Maria Pierce, Independent Research and Adjunct Faculty Member, Dublin City University 3rd April 2020 This is a short preliminary report on nursing homes and… Read More »A short preliminary report on nursing homes and Covid-19: Measures introduced in Ireland
Adelina Comas-Herrera, CPEC, LSE 3rd April, 2020 There is growing evidence from Spain, Italy and the United States that people living in care homes are… Read More »Measures to prevent and control COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes and support continuity of care
A letter to the editor of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society by Li Feng Tan and Santhosh Seetharaman, published on the 26th of… Read More »Article summary: Preventing the spread of COVID-19 to Nursing Homes, Evidence from a Singapore Geriatric Centre (Tan and Seetharaman)
By Annette Bauer, CPEC LSE Palliative care has an important role to play in the response to Covid-19, in order to ensure that people who… Read More »COVID19: Providing palliative care for the many
Maria Pierce, Independent Research and Adjunct Faculty Member, Dublin City University 29.03.2020 There are 637,567 people aged 65 years and in Ireland, making up 13.4%… Read More »Report: Key issues facing the home care sector in Ireland during COVID-19
Adelina Comas-Herrera and Jose-Luis Fernandez-Plotka (CPEC, LSE) Latest update: 30th March 2020 pm This document summarizes policy measures have been compiled mostly from contributions to… Read More »Summary of international policy measures to limit impact of COVID19 on people who rely on the Long-Term Care sector
Adelina Comas-Herrera and Jose-Luis Fernandez-Plotka (CPEC, LSE) 29th March 2020 Presentation that summarises key measures to prevent and control COVID19 outbreaks in care homes, and… Read More »Key measures to prevent and control COVID19 outbreaks in care homes and support continuity of care
