The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia

This note presents an international picture of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic specifically for the elderly living residential facilities as a particularly vulnerable setting. For this purpose, the note reviews information available f...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ELDERLY CARE HEALTH CRISIS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING HOME
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770271591601451349/The-Elderly-Care-Response-to-Covid-19-A-Review-of-International-Measures-to-Protect-the-Elderly-Living-in-Residential-Facilities-and-Implications-for-Malaysia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33861

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spelling	okr-10986-338612021-05-25T09:56:37Z The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia World Bank RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ELDERLY CARE HEALTH CRISIS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING HOME This note presents an international picture of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic specifically for the elderly living residential facilities as a particularly vulnerable setting. For this purpose, the note reviews information available from selected economies and international organizations and NGOs that have introduced guidance or actionable measures. The note argues that significant and proactive efforts in the areas of prevention, control, resources, coordination, management, reporting, communication, and planning are needed to safeguard the elderly living residential facilities (long-term care homes, residential care homes, nursing homes, welfare homes, etc.) in response to the spread of COVID-19. While many measures that have been introduced internationally are of wide relevance, the note also pays specific attention to implications for Malaysia. This may include the following areas for policy consideration: (a) strengthening the linkage between the elderly care response and the overall response; (b) issuing clear guidelines and operating procedures for all residential facilities; (c) mobilizing resources for prevention and control; (d) implementing consistent measures with government support for both licensed and unlicensed residential facilities; (e) strengthening coordination between the social sector and the health sector and between residential facilities, health agencies and hospitals; and (f) building capacities. 2020-06-09T17:04:35Z 2020-06-09T17:04:35Z 2020-06-07 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770271591601451349/The-Elderly-Care-Response-to-Covid-19-A-Review-of-International-Measures-to-Protect-the-Elderly-Living-in-Residential-Facilities-and-Implications-for-Malaysia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33861 English Malaysia COVID-19 Social Protection and Jobs Note;No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
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description	This note presents an international picture of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic specifically for the elderly living residential facilities as a particularly vulnerable setting. For this purpose, the note reviews information available from selected economies and international organizations and NGOs that have introduced guidance or actionable measures. The note argues that significant and proactive efforts in the areas of prevention, control, resources, coordination, management, reporting, communication, and planning are needed to safeguard the elderly living residential facilities (long-term care homes, residential care homes, nursing homes, welfare homes, etc.) in response to the spread of COVID-19. While many measures that have been introduced internationally are of wide relevance, the note also pays specific attention to implications for Malaysia. This may include the following areas for policy consideration: (a) strengthening the linkage between the elderly care response and the overall response; (b) issuing clear guidelines and operating procedures for all residential facilities; (c) mobilizing resources for prevention and control; (d) implementing consistent measures with government support for both licensed and unlicensed residential facilities; (e) strengthening coordination between the social sector and the health sector and between residential facilities, health agencies and hospitals; and (f) building capacities.
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title	The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia
title_short	The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia
title_full	The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia
title_fullStr	The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia
title_sort	elderly care response to covid-19 : a review of international measures to protect the elderly living in residential facilities and implications for malaysia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770271591601451349/The-Elderly-Care-Response-to-Covid-19-A-Review-of-International-Measures-to-Protect-the-Elderly-Living-in-Residential-Facilities-and-Implications-for-Malaysia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33861
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The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19 : A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia

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