Bethell Jennifer, O'Rourke Hannah M, Eagleson Heather, Gaetano Daniel, Hykaway Wayne, McAiney Carrie
KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON.
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Can Geriatr J. 2021 Jun 1;24(2):151-153. doi: 10.5770/cgj.24.488. eCollection 2021 Jun.
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.
新冠疫情对加拿大的长期护理(LTC)机构产生了深远影响。但为控制长期护理机构内感染而采取的措施,也通过对社交联系的影响,对居民的健康和福祉产生了毁灭性影响。在此,我们提供指导原则,以在新冠疫情期间及之后实现社交联系,促进长期护理居民的健康和生活质量。这些原则由新冠疫情与痴呆症特别工作组的一个工作小组制定,该小组由加拿大阿尔茨海默病协会召集,旨在确定新冠疫情给加拿大痴呆症患者带来的紧迫和新出现的问题。