The Impact of Covid-19 on Nursing Homes

Completed projects
Written by CoLABOR Collaborative Lab

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Period
07/2020 - 02/2022

Duration
19 Months

Funding body
Confederação Nacional das Instituições de Solidariedade (CNIS) and Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML)

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Summary
The study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residential facilities for the elderly (ERPI), based on an analysis of sociodemographic, territorial and organizational factors.

The study used two types of sources. Firstly, official data from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE), provided by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), and information characterizing the ERPI network and also of an epidemiological nature provided by the Strategy and Planning Office of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (GEP-MTSSS) and the Social Security Institute (ISS-IP). Secondly, the application of an online survey to the universe of ERPI and Long-Term Care and Maintenance Units of the National Integrated Continuing Care Network (ULDM-RNCCI) in mainland Portugal.

The study presents two main conclusions. The first conclusion is that both the prevalence and lethality of COVID-19 among ERPI users are significantly higher than those of the rest of the elderly population - and also in relation to ULDM users. The second conclusion is that the variables relating to prevention and response measures - mirror teams; cocoon teams; restriction of movement in the prohibition of family visits; existence of personal protective equipment; capacity to create differentiated areas; use of IEFP support programs, among others - do not seem to have had a significant impact on explaining the variation in the occurrence of outbreaks and the variation in prevalence between different institutions.

Partners

  • Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS)

  • Union of Portuguese Misericórdias (UMP)

  • Portuguese Cooperative Confederation (Confecoop)

  • Association of Retirement Homes for the Elderly (ALI)

COLLABOR team
Daniel Carolo (coordinator)
JenaSanti
Pedro Estevão

Results

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