COVID‐19 and care homes in England: What happened and why?

M Daly - Social Policy & Administration, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of very high mortality and infection rates, this article examines the policy
response to COVID‐19 in care homes for older people in the UK, with particular focus on …

COVID-19 and policies for care homes in the first wave of the pandemic in European welfare states: Too little, too late?

M Daly, M León, B Pfau-Effinger… - … of European social …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines COVID-19 and residential care for older people during the first wave of
the pandemic in 2020, comparing a range of countries–Denmark, England, Germany, Italy …

COVID-19: Implications for the support of people with social care needs in England

A Comas-Herrera, JL Fernandez… - Journal of aging & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This perspective examines the challenge posed by COVID-19 for social care services in
England and describes responses to this challenge. People with social care needs …

Care homes, their communities, and resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: interim findings from a qualitative study

F Marshall, A Gordon, JRF Gladman, S Bishop - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background From late February 2020, English care homes rapidly adapted their
practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to accommodating new …

[PDF][PDF] Mortality associated with COVID-19 in care homes: international evidence

A Comas-Herrera, J Zalakaín, E Lemmon… - Article in LTCcovid. org …, 2020 - ltccovid.org
This document is available through the website ltccovid. org, which was set up in March
2020 as a rapidly shared collection of resources for community and institution-based long …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of COVID-19 on residents of Canada's long-term care homes–ongoing challenges and policy response

AT Hsu, N Lane, SK Sinha, J Dunning… - … Long-Term Care Policy …, 2020 - ltccovid.org
This document is available through the website ltccovid. org, which was set up in March
2020 as a rapidly shared collection of resources for community and institution-based long …

Covid-19: why we need a national health and social care service

AM Pollock, L Clements, L Harding-Edgar - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Covid-19 outbreaks in care homes expose serious inadequacies in social care services
across the UK. Data from across the world show that deaths from covid-19 mainly occur …

COVID-19 and long-term care policy for older people in Canada

D Béland, P Marier - Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Older people are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, including and especially people living
in long-term care facilities. In this Perspective, we discuss the impact of the COVID-19 …

[PDF][PDF] The COVID-19 pandemic in UK care homes-revealing the cracks in the system

C Goodman, R Devi… - The Journal of …, 2020 - researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk
There are around 420,000 residents living in UK care homes1. The majority are over 85,
have multiple health conditions, live with frailty and are nearing the end of their lives. Up to …

Home, inequalities and care: perspectives from within a pandemic

S Bowlby, E Jupp - International Journal of Housing Policy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This commentary reflects on how the coronavirus has brought experiences of 'home'into
public, policy and media debates. We suggest it has also revealed the significance of links …