Health

EDITORIAL: Proportionality in Care Home Restrictions

Measures that compromise individual freedom and wellbeing - especially those imposed "for the sake of others" - require careful cost-benefit analysis

CG REPORT 6 Q3: What explains excess mortality in care homes?

Studies show that a number of different measures could have been taken to reduce COVID-19 cases and deaths in care homes.

CG REPORT 6 Q2: How does mortality in care homes compare with pre-pandemic periods?

All assessed studies report excess mortality during during waves one and/or two of the pandemic.

CG REPORT 6 Q1: What were mortality rates in care homes by country?

Care home deaths constituted an average of 30% of all COVID-19 deaths across 25 countries.

CG REPORT 6: Effects of COVID-19 in Care Homes - A Mixed Methods Review

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted those living in care homes at the highest risk for severe outcomes. However, the pandemic only highlighted and exacerbated a long-running problem: underfunding, poor structural layout, undertraining, under-skilling, under-equipping, and finally, lack of humanity in dealing with the most vulnerable members of society. Neglect, thirst, and hunger were - and possibly still are - the biggest killers.

ESSAY: ‘Special liberties’ and the amnesia of Covid-19 suffering and sacrifice

Stories from frontline adult care worker staff

Protecting Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory

The pandemic worsened young people’s mental health crisis.