By Michaël R. Laurent, MD PhD, geriatrician, Imelda Hospital Bonheiden @MichalLaurent11 5th April, 2020 Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) already account for one-third of… Read More »Report: Lessons from failed COVID-19 control in Belgian nursing homes
The United Kingdom’s Adult Social Care Directorate (Department of Health and Social Care) published guidance on admission and care of residents during COVID-19 on the… Read More »NEW: UK guidance on admission and care of residents during COVID-19 incident in a care home
Adelina Comas-Herrera, CPEC, LSE 3rd April, 2020 There is growing evidence from Spain, Italy and the United States that people living in care homes are… Read More »Measures to prevent and control COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes and support continuity of care
A letter to the editor of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society by Li Feng Tan and Santhosh Seetharaman, published on the 26th of… Read More »Article summary: Preventing the spread of COVID-19 to Nursing Homes, Evidence from a Singapore Geriatric Centre (Tan and Seetharaman)
Adelina Comas-Herrera, CPEC LSE The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) tested 76 (93%) residents in a skilled nursing facility where there was an… Read More »Early evidence on preventing spread of COVID-19 in care homes: isolation of residents and staff who are symptomatic vs. suspected of COVID-19
With thanks to Andrea Maria Slachevsky As a printable leaflet:
By Klara Lorenz-Dant (CPEC LSE) In an earlier post we described how the Ministry for Health and the health authority in Lower Saxony focused on… Read More »Report: Responses to COVID-19 infection in a care home for people with dementia in Germany
Adelina Comas-Herrera and Jose-Luis Fernandez-Plotka (CPEC, LSE) 29th March 2020 Presentation that summarises key measures to prevent and control COVID19 outbreaks in care homes, and… Read More »Key measures to prevent and control COVID19 outbreaks in care homes and support continuity of care
In an attempt to shield care home residents from infection, 150 care home residents without symptoms are being moved into hotel accommodation in Barcelona. So… Read More »Report from Spain: Moving care home residents to hotels in Barcelona to reduce risk of COVID-19 contagion
Nurturing Innovation in Care Home Excellence in Leeds (NICHE-Leeds) is a partnership between care homes and academia. They have created a poster adapting the World Health Organisation COVID-19 guidelines for… Read More »Poster for COVID-19 prevention and management in care homes (NICHE-Leeds, UK)
