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September
is World Alzheimer's Month!
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See
the BrightFocus Foundation's
recording of the September 21st launch of World Alzheimer's Day HERE. The
special virtual event, Alzheimer’s Turning Point: The
Quest for a Cure Continues, featured new clips from the
acclaimed documentary Turning Point and
insightful interviews with leading BrightFocus-funded scientists.
Learn
about the latest developments in Alzheimer’s clinical trials,
diagnostics, and where we are today in the search for a cure with
featured Alzheimer’s Disease Research scientists.
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Click
the link below to view the recording and see how you can support
the cause this month!
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Join the
30th Alzheimer's Europe Conference Online
October
20-22, 2020 | Online
Join the
30th Alzheimer's Europe Conference, held under the motto “dementia
in a changing world” between October 20-22,
2020 via online platform. The conference aims to
bring together people with dementia, their carers,
volunteers and staff of Alzheimer associations, policymakers,
health and social care professionals, researchers, academics and
industry representatives from all over world.
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The
Pandemic Shows the Urgency of
Reforming
Care for the Elderly
"Across
the rich world nearly half of all deaths from covid-19 have
happened in care and nursing homes, even though less than 1% of
people live in them... The problem is not only that the
residents’ age makes them particularly vulnerable, but also that
their living arrangements created opportunities for the virus to
spread.
...
Politicians are under pressure to put more cash into care-home
safety, inspections and quality standards. In the short term care
homes will need more personal protective equipment (PPE) and
better access to testing. But the disaster also offers a chance
to reimagine care. In the future, many experts argue, the vast
majority of old people should be looked after at home for as long
as possible. In all but the most severe cases this is cheaper. It
is also what most old people want. Putting them in big
institutions is the opposite of what they say they value most:
autonomy and independence. And for those who still need it,
residential care should be transformed."
From:
The Economist | July 5, 2020
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Related:
"The
World Health Organization (WHO) has released a policy brief, Preventing
and Managing COVID-19 Across Long-term Care Services.
The
policy brief provides 11 policy objectives and key action points
to prevent and manage COVID-19 across long-term care. Its
intended audience is policy-makers and authorities (national,
subnational and local) involved in the COVID-19 pandemic. The
brief builds on currently available evidence on the measures
taken to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19
pandemic and to mitigate impact across long-term care services,
including care providers."
From:
John A. Hartford Foundation News | July 27, 2020
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Moving Toward a Global Age‐Friendly
Ecosystem
"Now more
than ever, in an era of pandemics, it seems wise to create an
ecosystem where each of the age‐friendly
initiatives can create synergies and additional momentum as the
population continues to age. Work of a global nature is
especially important given the array of international programs
and scientific groups focused on improving the lives of older
adults along with their care and support system and our
interconnectedness as a world community. '
From:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | July 23, 2020
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Cafe Des
Aidants Online: Alternative Ways to Support Caregivers
During
COVID-19
Café des Aidants,
an
initiative by the French Association of Carers
provides a friendly space for carers to get together, share
experiences, and access emotional supports. In order to continue
to support caregivers during the global pandemic, in which the
traditional format of the Café des Aidants was unfortunately
suspended, some partners of the initiative decided to adapt
the initiative by offering an alternative support to carers
during this particularly complicated period. These alternatives,
in the same format as the Carer Cafés, take place by
videoconference.
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The
French Association of Carers also put together a report on the
main impacts of COVID-19 on caregivers observed by their
partners that maintained contact with caregivers during
the beginning of this crisis. See these findings HERE.
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Please
e-mail Charlotte Davidson at charlotte@caregiving.org with
any news, opportunities, and/or research/resources you would like
shared in the
International
Caring newsletter.
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