NURSING care facilitiesPALLIATIVE treatmentPOLYMERASE chain reactionSERIAL publicationsTELEMEDICINECOVID-19The journal of nutrition, health & aging -doi:10.1007/s12603-020-1364-xYves RollandA. BenetosH. VillarsH. BraunH. BlainThe Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging...
Across the majority of countries with ageing populations, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on older adults in long term care facilities (LTFCs) [1]. In England alone, during the first two months of the pandemic there were 12,526 deaths among LTCF residents either confirmed or ...
In early March, two residents from a long-term care facility (LTCF) in Sittard, a Dutch town located in close vicinity to the district of Heinsberg, started experiencing respiratory symptoms and were admitted to the regional hospital at which they were tested for COVID-19. Introduction of the...
Quick action has made long-term care facilities safe during the pandemic, according to the premier. Premier Sandy Silver offered reassurance during the government’s COVID-19 update on April 17, telling those with family members in one of the government’s five long-term care homes that all i...
"Our results indicate that coordinated policies between long-term care facilities and the state/national level can facilitate early identification and rapid response to outbreaks to help stem the spread within the facilities and in the broader community," Lohman says. "For example, by having mitigati...
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health's Dr. John W. Rowe, Professor of Health Policy and Aging, is a member of a WHO Expert Panel on Care of the Elderly which just released the attached guidance for prevention and management of COVID-19 among elderly in long term care facilities. The...
When the intentional housing of infected patients with healthy residents in long-term care facilities is added to this COVID-drama, they shouldn’t be, for these are victims of murder, and the governors need to be held accountable for their deaths; nothing but confusion in statistics reigns. ...
China grieves for those who have been killed and those who have sacrificed their lives in the fight, extends the greatest respect to those who are struggling to save lives, and offers true moral support to those who are infected and receiving treatment. China firmly believes that as long as ...
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted long-term care facilities, resulting in the deaths of 8% of residents nationwide, or 1 in 12 people. As coronavirus case rates decline and health restrictions are lifted, people who manage these facilities must now
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 21, 2020 — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has formally launched its COVID-19 vaccination program for long-term care facilities, whose residents have been disproportionality impacted by the pandemic. CVS Pharmacy teams will administer the first dose of the Pfizer...