By Adelina Comas-Herrera (CPEC) As disturbing news emerge about the collapse of nursing homes in Spain due to COVID-19, where the army entered to find… Read More »COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths in residential and nursing homes: lessons learnt from Spain, Italy and the US
By Francesco D’Amico (CPEC), 22nd March In Italy, so far, most of the COVID-19 contagion is spreading in some provinces of the Lombardy region, notably… Read More »Report from Italy: Nursing homes in the frontline of COVID-19
Jose-Luis Fernandez-Plotka (CPEC) Newspaper articles on the situation in nursing homes in Madrid (Spain), it is estimated that by the 19th March, 70 people had… Read More »COVID-19 reports from nursing homes in Madrid (Spain): ambulances not turning up, insufficient staff, lack of PPE. Goverment drafts in army support.
Covid Mutual Aid UK is a group of volunteers supporting local community groups organising mutual aid throughout the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK. Their basic… Read More »Resources to set up COVID-19 mutual aid groups (Covid Mutual Aid UK)
The Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SBGG) has issued recommendations for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (with thanks to… Read More »Brazil: Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 infections in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly (Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology)
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)
National Academy for Palliative Care – materials to support professionals working with people under palliative care during COVID-19 outbreak, including information about how to keep… Read More »Brazil: Resources for palliative care professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak
Interim guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide guidance on Infection Prevention and Control in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) in the context of… Read More »NEW: World Health Organization interim guidance for infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has provided updated information on its supports and services that have been postponed and those that are still running. It… Read More »Ireland: update on COVID-19 dementia resources (with thanks to Maria Pierce, Dublin City University)
LTC COVID-19 – Ireland 22.03.2020 Government policy On 16 March 2020, the Irish Government published a National Action Plan on COVID-19, which will continue to… Read More »Ireland: Government Long-Term Care policy responses to COVID-19 (by Maria Pierce, Dublin City University)
