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The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Isolation in Long-term Care Homes: Perspectives of Policies and Strategies from Six Countries
Journal
Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Volume
33
Number
4-5
Pages / Article-Number
459-473
Mesh terms
Brazil; COVID-19, epidemiology; China; Health Policy; Humans; Internationality; Long-Term Care, statistics & numerical data; North America; Nursing Homes, statistics & numerical data; Social Isolation, psychology
Abstract
Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes is critical for the health of residents who live in these institutions. As a result, broad policies restricting visits to these facilities were put in place internationally. While well meaning, these policies have exacerbated the ongoing social isolation crisis present in long-term care homes prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. This perspective highlights the dominant COVID-19 LTC policies from six countries, and proposes five strategies to address or mitigate social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic that can also be applied in a post-pandemic world.
