Design/methodology/approach This is a personal insight into the plight of the care home sector during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The writer has worked in the field of social care and older people's services for many years and felt compelled to share her learning and observations. ...
Hospitals will be allowed to care for Medicare patients in their own homes during the pandemic under a government program announced Wednesday to help hospitals deal with the latest surge. Some hospitals already offered patients with private insurance the choice of getting care at home instead of in...
The paper, Seeking Answers for Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID SEARCH), has been published in the journalAge and Ageing. The social media messages reveal staff concerns over residents' wellbeing and relatives' anxieties; uncertainties over which symptoms predicted the need for self...
This brief report documents personal experience of a frontline worker in a care home in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than imposing a lockdown, Sweden advised its citizens on precautionary measures, including forbidding visits to care homes. The country has reported a much higher ...
Exploring the Relationship between Care Homes and Excess Deaths in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Italydoi:10.2139/ssrn.3654929We explore the relationship between the spatial distributions of excess deaths and care home facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Using registry-baAlacev...
from the comfort of their homes, since the COVID-19 pandemic restricted civilians’ movement and imposed country lockdowns. By urging our colleagues to stay home safe but at the same time to stay fit and active, the CSR Department booked on-line work-out classes with two professional person...
During the first wave of the pandemic, the government was criticised for failing to stop a deadly spread of the coronavirus through care homes, and for releasing people from hospital into care homes without testing them first. The pilot, which starts on Monday, will happen in around 20 care ...
There was a substantial documented call for healthcare professionals to provide compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic and significant criticism voiced when it was lacking. This study aimed to explore perspectives on compassionate care among hea
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During the pandemic,the Reflection Room project was adaptedto address experiences of loss and grief in LTC homes in Ontario. In this evolution of the project, LTC homes are provided with an easy-to-set-up kit incorporating instructions and materials at no cost. These materials include elements ...