Additional Resources: COVID-19 and Older Adults Living with Frailty
- What to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine, June 2021, Download Here
- AVOID Frailty with Hal & Joanne of BodyBreak, March 2021 – Download Here
- Tips to Stay Healthy this Holiday Season, Canadian Frailty Network, November 2020 – Download Here
- Tips to Stay Healthy this Fall, Canadian Frailty Network, September 2020 – Download Here
- Tips to avoid social isolation for older adults WITH technology, Canadian Frailty Network, April 2020 – Download Here
- Tips to avoid social isolation for older adults WITHOUT technology, Canadian Frailty Network, April 2020 – Download Here
- Help older adults in your life prepare for potential illness or quarantine -Tip Sheet, Canadian Frailty Network, March 2020 – Download Here
- Sudbury researcher part of Canadian project into COVID-19 infections in seniors, Dr. ChrisVerschoor, CBC News, March 2021
- Social Connection Crucial for Seniors John Muscedere, Canadian Frailty Network, Winnipeg Free Press, April 17, 2020
- Dr. John Muscedere is the Scientific Director and CEO of CFN.
- Don’t leave older Canadians behind in COVID-19 preparedness John Muscedere, Canadian Frailty Network, Ottawa Life Magazine, March 16, 2020
- Dr. John Muscedere is the Scientific Director and CEO of CFN.
- Check on seniors in your community and help them prepare for the long-term consequences of COVID-19, John Muscedere, Canadian Frailty Network, The Star, March 17, 2020
- Dr. John Muscedere is the Scientific Director and CEO of CFN.
- COVID-19: 1.5 million Canadians most at risk – The Province, March 19, 2020
- Dr. John Muscedere is the Scientific Director and CEO of CFN.
- Palliative care in a pandemic: ‘Patients who are not expected to survive should not be abandoned‘ – Ottawa Citizen, April 1, 2020
- Dr. James Downar is a Principal Investigator with CFN.
- Keeping patients out of the hospital is a priority – but does this negatively impact their caregivers? – Sara Shearkhani & Walter Wodchis, April 7, 2020
- Dr. Walter Wodchis is a CFN researcher and supervisor of CFN Interdisciplinary Fellow Sara Shearkhani.
- Seniors need support through COVID-19 shutdown – The Hamilton Spectator, April 4, 2020
- Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou is a CFN researcher and supervisor.
- New COVID-19 screening tool can identify older adults at risk – Waterloo Stories with John Hirdes, April 20, 2020.
- Dr. John Hirdes is a CFN Principal Investigator
- Getting the medical care that is right for you during serious illness: A perspective from a critical care doctor – The Kingstonist with Daren Heyland, April 23, 2020
- Dr. Daren Heyland is a CFN Principal Investigator
- Calgary health expert urges caution as Alberta begins phased relaunch – Global News, May 6, 2020
- Dr. Kirsten Fiest is a CFN Principal Investigator
- Ask an Expert: Kenneth Rockwood on Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 in Senior Care Homes. Dalhousie University, May 15, 2020
- Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is a CFN Principal Investigator
- MISA Annual Public Health Lecture 2020: Frailty in the time of COVID-19
- Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is a CFN Principal Investigator
- Coronavirus public health restrictions shouldn’t mean dying alone
- Dr. Barbara Pesut is a CFN Principal Investigator
- We must act now to prevent a second wave of long-term care deaths – Globe & Mail, June 10, 2020
- Dr. Sharon Straus is a CFN Board Member and Dr. Carole Estabrooks is a CFN Knowledge Translation Committee member
- Not scared of dying but of dying scared – Healthy Debate, June 16, 2020
- Dr. Kelli Stajduhar is a CFN Principal Investigator
- Care home isolation takes ‘heartbreaking’ toll on Albertans as pandemic drags on – CBC News, June 25, 2020
- Dr. Kirsten Fiest is a CFN Principal Investigator
- Debra Sheets: Safety is not enough, seniors need vital family visits during COVID isolation – The Province, June 29, 2020
- Dr. Debra Sheets is a CFN Principal Investigator
- COVID-19 shows support for home care overdue – The Hamilton Spectator, July 16, 2020
- Dr. Kelli Stajduhar is a CFN Principal Investigator
- Malone, M., Hogan, T., Perry, A., Biese, K.m Bonner, A., Pagel, P. & K. Unroe. (2020). COVID-19 in Older Adults: Key Points for Emergency Department Providers. Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine 1(4): 1-11. Retrieved from: https://gedcollaborative.com/article/covid-19-in-older-adults-key-points-for-emergency-department-providers/
- Arya, A., Buchman, S., Gagnon, B. & J. Downar. (2020). Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives. Canadian Medical Association Journal 192(14):1-5. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.200465
- Hsu, A. & N. Lane. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 on residents of Canada’s long-term care homes – ongoing challenges and policy response. International Long Term Care Policy Network. Retrieved from: https://ltccovid.org/2020/04/15/impact-of-covid-19-on-residents-of-canadas-long-term-care-homes-ongoing-challenges-and-policy-response/
- Comas-Herrera, A., Zalakain, J., Litwin, C., Hsu, A., & J. Fernandez-Plotka. (2020). Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence. International Long Term Care Policy Network. Retrieved from: https://ltccovid.org/2020/04/12/mortality-associated-with-covid-19-outbreaks-in-care-homes-early-international-evidence/
- Montero-Odasso, M., Hogan, D., Lam, R., Madden, K., MacKnight, C., Molnar, F., & K. Rockwood. (2020). Age Alone is not Adequate to Determine Health-care Resource Allocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Geriatrics Journal 23(1). Retrieved from: https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/article/view/452/518
- Holroyd-Leduc, J. & A. Laupacis. (2020). Continuing care and COVID-19: a Canadian tragedy that must not be allowed to happen again. Canadian Medical Association Journal. Retrieved from: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/early/2020/05/14/cmaj.201017.full.pdf
Ross, S., Wilson, M., Papillon-Ferland, L., Elsayed, S., Wu, P., Battu, K., Porter, S., Rashidi, B., Tambly, R., Pilote, L., Downar, J., Bonnici, A., Huang, A., Lee, T., & E. McDonald. (2020). COVID‐SAFER : Deprescribing Guidance for Hydroxychloroquine Drug Interactions in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16623
- National Institute of Ageing: Long Term Care Resources for Residents, Families, and Caregivers
- Resources include:
- NIA Advice for Older Canadians during COVID-19
- NIA Advice for Caregivers of Older Adults during COVID-19
- During the COVID-19 Pandemic, should I go to live elsewhere or stay in my retirement/assisted living home?
- During the COVID-19 Pandemic, should I or my family member go to live with family or stay in the long-term care or nursing home?
- Resources include:
- Canadian Geriatrics Society: COVID-19 Resources
- Resources include:
- Articles include:
- Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement
- Canadian Nutrition Society
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, World Health Organization, 2020
- Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19, World Health Organization, March 21, 2020
- A guide to preventing and addressing social stigma associated with COVID-19, World Health Organization, February 24, 2020
- Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak, World Health Organization, March 18, 2020
- To Stay or Go? : Moving Family from Institutional Care to Your Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic – National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly & CanAge. April 2020.
- Caregiving Strategies Handbook: Providing Care and Support for a Senior Living with Frailty – The Regional Geriatrics Program of Ontario (RGPO), 2019.
- How to Wash Your Hands, World Health Organization, October 2015 – Watch Here
- How to safely get groceries, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KLF&A) Public Health Unit, March 2020 – Watch Here
- Is it safe to eat takeout delivery food during COVID-19? CBC News, March 2020
- Tips:
- Order online + pay with a credit card
- Have takeout food left outside/on doorstep if possible
- Throw away packaging and sanitize surfaces
- Re-heat food
- Wash hands before eating
- Tips:
- The Ontario Caregivers Organization: COVID-19 Tools and Tips for Caregivers
- National Institute of Ageing: Long Term Care Resources for Residents, Families, and Caregivers
- Government of Canada: How to care for a person with COVID-19 at home – Advice for Caregivers
- Elizz: Advocate for family members in LTC during this COVID-19 pandemic
- Guidance for Better Mental Health: guarding mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic