Article by Barnett and Grabowski as an Insight in JAMA highlighting the vulnerability of nursing homes to infection. It reports on the initial infection in… Read More »Article summary: Nursing homes are Ground Zero for COVID-19 epidemic (by ML Barnett and DC Grabowski)
Alicia Ines Arbaje shares ways to keep older people safe and what caretakers need to do when infected with COVID-19. Suggested practices include taking precautions to… Read More »Advice for caretakers of older people (Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA)
Summary of an article by David C. Grabowski and Karen E. Joynt Maddox, published in JAMA, recommending policies to support preparedness for COVID-19 in the postacute care sector.… Read More »Article summary: Postacute Care Preparedness for COVID-19 Thinking Ahead (US)
By Courtney H. Van Houtven and Nathan Boucher As COVID-19spreads in the U.S., the long-term services and supports (LTSS or LTC) system is grappling with… Read More »Report from the U.S.: the COVID-19 epidemic’s arrival reveals safety net gaps and deficiencies that will harm long-term care workers, carers, and their care recipients
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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) have issued guidance for homeless shelters to plan, prepare, and respond to COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/homeless-shelters/index.html
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living facilities to plan, prepare, and respond to COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/retirement/index.html
Report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (US) on the consequences of the introduction of COVID-19 into a long-term residential care facility in… Read More »Report on a COVID-19 outbreak within a residential care home in Washington: implications for public health practice (CDC, US)
