Social Connection is Essential in Long-Term Care Homes: Considerations During COVID-19 and Beyond

COVID-19 has had a profound impact on long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada. But the measures put in place to control infection within LTC homes have also had devastating impacts on the health and well-being of residents through the effects on social connection. Here, we offer guiding principles to e...

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Autores principales: Bethell, Jennifer, O’Rourke, Hannah M., Eagleson, Heather, Gaetano, Daniel, Hykaway, Wayne, McAiney, Carrie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Geriatrics Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8137460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34079609
http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.24.488
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Sumario:COVID-19 has had a profound impact on long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada. But the measures put in place to control infection within LTC homes have also had devastating impacts on the health and well-being of residents through the effects on social connection. Here, we offer guiding principles to enable social connection and promote health and quality of life for LTC residents during COVID-19 and beyond. These principles were generated by a working group of the COVID-19 and Dementia Task Force, convened by the Alzheimer Society of Canada to identify the urgent and emerging issues raised by COVID-19 for Canadians with dementia.

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