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)
by Anne Montomery and Sarah Slocum Anne Montomery and Sarah Slocum are co-directors of Altarum’s program to improve eldercare. In addition to infection control, they suggest… Read More »Three priorities to protect and care for nursing home residents (McKnight’s Long Term Care News, United States)
The Northern Health and Social Care (NHSC) Trust serves a portion of the population in Northern Ireland. They have created ‘Supporting Carers and Care Staff to Understand and Respond… Read More »Understanding and Responding to Changes in Behaviour in People with Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NHSC Trust, UK)
The Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University conducts cross-disciplinary research related to dementia. They have created free training materials online including dementia awareness,… Read More »Free dementia training resources (Centre for Dementia Research, UK)
Skills for Care, an independent UK charity supporting adult social care, has created a list of helpful links related to COVID-19. In addition, they are… Read More »Collection of links to support social care (Skills for Care, UK)
Alzheimer’s Society is a charitable organisation in the UK providing resources for people living with dementia and their carers. Here you will find links and… Read More »Online activities for individuals living with dementia (Alzheimer’s Society, 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)
ENABLE Scotland (a charity who advocates for people with a learning disability) published a factsheet with information for family carers. This factsheet contains advice on… Read More »Advice for family carers in regards to COVID-19 (ENABLE, Scotland)
