What is this page for?
In response to the COVID-19 crisis ADI collected on these pages advice, resources, case studies, tools and updates to help our network in their own responses.
For specific information relating to individual countries, please visit the websites of our members across over 100 countries. Many of our members now have advice and support at national, regional and local levels on their website and many are continuing to run helplines, some with extended hours.
Older people, especially living with dementia, may become more anxious, angry, stressed, agitated, and withdrawn during the outbreak and it is easy to become overwhelmed with the scale and frequency of news updates. For those in quarantine these difficulties may be further exacerbated.
Whether you are a person living with dementia, a carer, a healthcare professional, or otherwise, we want to provide you with information that could help alleviate some of these challenges. We all need to provide and exchange practical and emotional support during this difficult time.
Older persons
- A website on COVID-19 and older people in developing countries
- Age International’s statement on the increased risk to older people in the poorest countries
- Mexico – Instituto Nacional de Geriatria Boletín Especial INGER – COVID-19 Personas Mayores
- Canada – ESOGER1, a socio-geriatric identification tool for seniors during COVID-19 developed by McGill RUISSS Centre of Excellence on Longevity
- Guidance from HelpAge International
- The Lancet: COVID-19 and the consequences of isolating in the elderly
- “Unacceptable” – UN expert urges better protection of older persons facing the highest risk of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Kaiser Family Foundation: Retirement insecurity during COVID-19
- US – COVID-19 resources for older adults, health care provider and family caregivers
- US – COVID-19 financial impact on older workers
Other languages
Spanish
- Dominican Republic – Recomendaciones COVID-19 – Dra Daisy Acosta, Republica Dominicana
- Costa Rica – Dr Norbel Roman: Distanciamiento social una oportunidad
- Inter-American Development Bank resources on COVID-19 and older persons
Portuguese
- Brazil – Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia – Recomendações para Prevenção e Controle de infecções por coronavírus (SARS-Cov-2) em Instituições de Longa Permanência para Idosos (ILPIs)
- Brazil – Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia – Recomendações para Prevenção e Controle de infecções por coronavírus (SARS-Cov-2) em Instituições de Longa Permanência para Idosos (ILPIs)
Arabic
Greek
French
- Canada – Fédération québécoise des Sociétés Alzheimer’s videos for carers of people living with dementia
Italian
Measuring COVID-19
- UK – British Medical Journal’s article on a Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Human Mortality (PICHM) Tool
- India – The impact of COVID-19 on persons with dementia in India
- LTC COVID – Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence
Podcasts
- UK – Dr. Rangan Chatterjee: How to manage anxiety in the face of a global pandemic with Dr. Judson Brewer
Books
A book by Huali Wang (in Chinese) on Psychological Support for Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak
