21 April 2020 By Aida Suarez-Gonzalez1 Adelina Comas-Herrera2 1Dementia Research Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology at Queen Square, University College London. 2 Care Policy and… Read More »Report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in Spain
By Raquel Martínez Gómez, Hygiene and health manager at the Sant Pau Geriatric Residential care home, Barcelona. I am a geriatric nurse and I have… Read More »Report: reflections on the experience of fighting COVID-19 from a residential care home in Barcelona
6th April 2020 Adelina Comas-Herrera, CPEC LSE There are growing numbers of examples of hotels and other accommodation that would otherwise be unused being adapted… Read More »Examples and guidance on use of hotels and other accommodation to reduce pressure on care homes and hospitals during COVID-19
Adelina Comas-Herrera, CPEC LSE The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) tested 76 (93%) residents in a skilled nursing facility where there was an… Read More »Early evidence on preventing spread of COVID-19 in care homes: isolation of residents and staff who are symptomatic vs. suspected of COVID-19
By Miguel Ángel Manzano, independent researcher and editor of the blog Llei d’Engel There is growing evidence that COVID19 is having an enormous impact on… Read More »Report: COVID19 and long-term care in Spain: impact, underlying problems and initial measures
Vanessa Davey, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca 29th March 2020 The pace of expansion of the COVID-19 epidemic in Spain has been very fast. Comparative… Read More »Report: the COVID19 crisis in care homes in Spain: recipe for a perfect storm
In an attempt to shield care home residents from infection, 150 care home residents without symptoms are being moved into hotel accommodation in Barcelona. So… Read More »Report from Spain: Moving care home residents to hotels in Barcelona to reduce risk of COVID-19 contagion
Adelina Comas-Herrera (CPEC) There is a growing number of examples of “strike teams” or “rapid response teams” being sent to care homes that become overwhelmed,… Read More »Tackling COVID-19 outbreaks and staff shortages in care homes: deploying rapid response teams
As reported in a previous post about the situation in care homes in Madrid, triage protocols used by hospitals mean that care home staff find… Read More »When the ambulances don’t turn up: implications of the COVID-19 hospital triage protocols for nursing homes in Madrid
By Fernando Fantova The COVID-19 emergency is characterized by its novel and vertiginous nature. It is an unprecedented situation in which everything is changing incredibly… Read More »Responding to COVID-19 in Spain: Returning from care homes to live with families as an alternative?
