Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Min Qin and Athina Vlachantoni Centre for Population Change and Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton Link to paper:… Read More »Older and ‘staying at home’ during lockdown: analysis of informal care receipt during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst people aged 70 and over in the UK
Updated 28th May 2020 By Aida Suarez-Gonzalez1, Gill Livingston2 and Adelina Comas-Herrera3 (with thanks to the Alzheimer’s Society for providing some of the data included… Read More »Updated Report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in UK
Aida Suarez-Gonzalez, Gill Livingston and Adelina Comas Herrera 3rd May 2020 In late January 2020, the first COVID-19 cases in the UK were confirmed in… Read More »Report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with dementia in UK
Rare Dementia Support is a charity based in the UK researching six rare dementias. They have collected information related to dementia and COVID-19 and created… Read More »Support for people living with dementia during COVID-19 (Rare Dementia Support)
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
BBC Radio 5 Live has collaborated with Sport England and Demos to create free 10-minute exercise programmes designed for older people. These are available for… Read More »10 Today: Physical activity for older people (BBC Radio 5 Live, UK)
Active Lincolnshire is an Active Partnership in England supporting physical activity for all ages. They have curated dozens of links/videos to indoor exercise tips and… Read More »Physical activity for all ages while staying indoors (Active Lincolnshire, UK)
By Annette Bauer, CPEC LSE Palliative care has an important role to play in the response to Covid-19, in order to ensure that people who… Read More »COVID19: Providing palliative care for the many
The BBC provides a brief overview of how people with dementia and their carers deal with self-isolation. Respondents have reported to have reduced the frequency… Read More »Experience of self-isolation by people with dementia and their carers (BBC, UK)
Professor Shereen Hussein, PSSRU Kent Twitter: @DrShereeHussein The COVID19 pandemic has created urgent and unparalleled pressures on health systems across the world including the United… Read More »Report: Impact of COVID19 on Frontline Long Term Care Workers’ Wellbeing
