William Byrd, Sian Smith, Maximilian Salcher-Konrad and Adelina Comas-Herrera (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) This evidence summary covers emerging… Read More »Evidence summary: The use of Information and Communications Technology and Data Sharing in Long-Term Care settings
Kerstin Hämel (Universität Bielefeld), Annett Horn (Fachhochschule Münster), Ariane Rolf (Fachhochschule Bielefeld), Katharina Graffmann-Weschke (AOK Pflege Akademie der AOK Nordost), Gabriela Petereit-Haack (Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt), Patrick… Read More »Background Paper on Enabling Social Contact for Nursing Home Residents during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Recreational therapists are helping residents stay connected at St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre and Dundas’s St. Joseph’s Villa in Ontario, Canada. They are getting creative with ways… Read More »Maintaining connection through visiting restrictions in long term care facilities (St. Joseph’s Health System, Canada)
BBC Radio 5 Live has collaborated with Sport England and Demos to create free 10-minute exercise programmes designed for older people. These are available for… Read More »10 Today: Physical activity for older people (BBC Radio 5 Live, UK)
Active Lincolnshire is an Active Partnership in England supporting physical activity for all ages. They have curated dozens of links/videos to indoor exercise tips and… Read More »Physical activity for all ages while staying indoors (Active Lincolnshire, UK)
DanceSyndrome normally provides in-person dance lessons designed for all abilities, led by people with learning disabilities. To accommodate for these unprecedented times, they are offering… Read More »DanceSyndrome moves dance classes online (UK)
British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is a non-profit organisation promoting the wellbeing of older people. Dr. Sarah Russell RGN wrote an article for BGS discussing adjustments… Read More »Providing emotional support from a distance (British Geriatrics Society)
By Kayla Wong, Terry Lum and Gloria Wong (HKU), 27th March In Hong Kong, because of the experience with the SARS epidemic in 2003, the… Read More »Report from Hong Kong: Long-Term Care Responses to COVID-19 by Increased Use of Information and Communication Technology
Digital Social Care works with NHS Digital to support social care providers in the UK. They have created advice about how to balance confidentiality and… Read More »COVID-19: Information Governance and Information Sharing Guidance (Digital Social Care, UK)
The SRF (Swiss radio) published an interview on how a care home in Switzerland is supporting residents in communicating with their relatives while they cannot… Read More »COVID-19 and end-of-life questions in a care home in Switzerland
