Jorge Browne, Gerardo Fasce, Ignacio Pineda, Pablo Villalobos The full report is available here: Key points: To date, the number of new cases remains high.… Read More »New report: Policy response to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities in Chile
Greg Arling and Priscilla Arling The full report is available here: Key points: Prevalence of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases began in early… Read More »New report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in the state of Minnesota (USA)
John Black (Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO), Jordan) The full report is available here: Key actions taken to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Jordan… Read More »Updated country report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Jordan
The World Health Organization has published a Policy Brief on: Preventing and managing COVID-19 across Long-Term Care services: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-Policy_Brief-Long-term_Care-2020.1 The brief reflects on how long-standing… Read More »World Health Organization Policy Brief: Preventing and managing COVID-19 across Long-Term Care services
The next LTCcovid webinar will explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on unpaid carers. Programme: The impact of the lockdown and the suspension of… Read More »Next LTCcovid webinar: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on unpaid carers, 3rd August, 2pm GMT
Marta Szebehely, Professor Emeritus, Stockholm University The full report is available here: Key findings: Sweden has been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In mid-July,… Read More »New country report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Sweden
Globally, residents in care homes have experienced disproportionately high morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. Resident frailty and pre-existing structural issues in care homes are at… Read More »Video and slides of the LTCcovid webinar on: The COVID-19 outbreak in the care home sector – does ownership matter? (20th July)
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National Institute on Ageing (Canada) During the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian long-term care homes implemented strict no-visitor policies to reduce the risk… Read More »Finding the Right Balance: Guidance to Support the Re-Opening of Canadian Long-Term Care Homes to Family Caregivers and Visitors during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Este recurso que originalmente se publicó en línea en el Reino Unido el 18 de abril, ahora se encuentra disponible en español. Un recurso práctico… Read More »Recurso: Traducción al español de la Estrategia para la prevención y control de infecciones por COVID-19 en instituciones de cuidados a largo plazo basada en delimitación explícita de zonas de riesgo.
