With presentations by Dr Jenni Burton (University of Glasgow), Dr Jose- Luis Fernandez, (London School of Economics and Political Science), Dr Patrick Alexander Wachholz, (São Paulo… Read More »Video of the 5th LTCcovid webinar (22nd June) on opportunities and barriers for using care home data to inform the response to COVID-19
By Edward Alan Miller, Ph.D., M.P.A., Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Aging & Social Policy A special issue of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy on the COVID-19… Read More »Special issue of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy on the COVID-19 pandemic
Sara Berloto, Elisabetta Notarnicola, Eleonora Perobelli, Andrea Rotolo The Covid-19 outbreak in Italian nursing homes is gathering strong attention from experts and the national media,… Read More »Updated estimates of mortality of nursing home residents and staff linked to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
15 June 2020 Etuini Ma’u, Jackie Robinson, Gary Cheung, Sarah Cullum (University of Auckland) Aotearoa New Zealand has a population of 5 million, with the… Read More »COVID-related deaths in LTC in Aotearoa New Zealand (Brief Report)
Programme “Covid-19 – the stimulus to redress the invisibility of the UK care home population” Dr Jenni Burton, University of Glasgow “The impact of Covid-19… Read More »Updated programme for the next LTCcovid webinar: opportunities and barriers for using care home data to inform the response to COVID-19, 22nd June (2pm GMT)
Ba?ak Akkan and Cemre Canbazer (Bo?aziçi University Social Policy Forum) The full report on the COVID-19 Long-Term care situation is available here: Key findings: As… Read More »New report: The COVID-19 Long-Term Care situation in Turkey
Dr Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith (Senior Research Fellow at De Montfort University, Leicester) Aim/Objectives: The aim of this COVID-19 related study, which started in early May, is… Read More »New study: The experience of family carers and keeping in regular contact with loved ones who permanently live in a care home during the COVID-19 Pandemic, a UK perspective
Speakers Dr Jenni Burton, University of Glasgow Dr Jose- Luis Fernandez, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and… Read More »Next LTCcovid webinar: opportunities and barriers for using care home data to inform the response to COVID-19, 22nd June (2pm GMT)
Klara Lorenz-Dant (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science) Key findings: The responsibility of many unpaid… Read More »Updated report: International examples of measures to support unpaid carers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Roxanne Jacobs (Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town, STRIDE) Due to underreporting, elder abuse is considered a hidden problem globally. … Read More »COVID-19 and elder abuse, a perspective from South Africa
