The Vienna Red Cross website offers some suggestions and links for carers to engage with people with dementia through virtual visits to museums or the… Read More »Tips for carers of people with dementia during COVID-19 pandemic (Red Cross Vienna, Austria)
ENABLE Scotland (a charity who advocates for people with a learning disability) published a factsheet with information for family carers. This factsheet contains advice on… Read More »Advice for family carers in regards to COVID-19 (ENABLE, Scotland)
The Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health (an academic research center which aims to identify cost-effective policies that improve the health of people… Read More »COVID-19: Call for policy action to protect people with disability (CRE-DH, Australia)
A number of income supports are available from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection of Ireland for employees during a COVID-19 related absence… Read More »Income support (including paid care leave) available to Employees during COVID-19 (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Government of Ireland)
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)
Alzheimer’s Indonesia is an NGO working to improve quality of life of people with dementia and their carers in Indonesia. An article about intergenerational activities… Read More »Activities for teenagers/young adults and older family members during the COVID-19 outbreak, from Alzheimer’s Indonesia
Alzheimer Indonesia is an NGO working to improve quality of life of people with dementia and their carers in Indonesia. An article on social distancing… Read More »Social distancing advice for older people to reduce the risk of COVID-19 Transmission (Alzheimer’s Indonesia)
Alzheimer’s Indonesia is an NGO working to improve quality of life of people with dementia and their carers in Indonesia. The organisation’s website has published… Read More »Advice for those living with an older family member to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission from Alzheimer’s Indonesia
Independent Lives (a UK user-led NGO that supports people with support needs and carers) provides information on how to minimise the spread of COVID-19 to… Read More »COVID-19 advice for Direct Payment Employers (Independent Lives, UK)
Video providing information related to the COVID-19 virus for family carers of older people. The speaker is Prof Dr Marilia Berzis, a social care worker, and… Read More »Brazil: video providing information on COVID-19 for family carers of older carers (in Portuguese)
