Aging, Care, and Isolation in the Time of COVID-19.

Manderson, Lenore; Levine, Susan

doi:10.5195/aa.2020.314

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“…The narratives of the older adults indicated that they were unhappy with the state government of West Bengal which had failed to provide for their daily needs. Similar to the studies conducted by Manderson and Levine (2020) and Clotworthy and Westendorp (2020) in South Africa and Denmark, the policies of the Government of India further isolated and created more challenges for the elderly population in urban India.…”

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“…Contradicting the image of the vulnerable, isolated and dying elderly during the pandemic, Lamb argues that older Americans were also experiencing vibrant social connections, agency and pleasure during the lockdown. Highlighting the situation of the elderly with comorbidities in South Africa, Manderson and Levine (2020) in their study illustrate that the pandemic amplified already existing structural vulnerabilities in the care arrangement systems for the frail and aged in South Africa. Findings from their study indicated that while the pandemic heightened social isolation for the elderly in the wealthier households, it increased levels of dependency and vulnerability in poorer households.…”

Section: Studies On the Pandemic And The Elderly: A Global Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Pandemic and the Elderly: Navigating Age and the COVID-19 Policies of India

Gangopadhyay

2022

Social Change

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Several media reports have highlighted how various sections of India’s population have been coping with the pandemic. Extending this debate, many academic articles have focussed on how the pandemic has led to multiple challenges for medical professionals and impacted rising unemployment rates and low female labour force participation in India. But India’s elderly who have been grappling with significant problems as a result of COVID-19 appear to be missing from both academic research as well as the policy narrative. Based on qualitative interviews, this article demonstrates how the elderly in an urban city of India dealt with the pandemic as well as the nationwide lockdown. Additionally, this article will also discuss the policies that should be put into place to address the needs of the elderly population in the country. In this regard, this article will discuss the impact of vaccine policies on the elderly and illustrate intersections between later life experiences and a global disaster such as a pandemic in urban India.

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Section: Studies On the Pandemic And The Elderly: A Global Perspectivementioning

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The Pandemic and the Elderly: Navigating Age and the COVID-19 Policies of India

Gangopadhyay

2022

Social Change

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“…This is not to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has not been a radical event with serious long-term consequences. The suspension of public and private home-care services, as well as semi-residential services such as adult day-care centers, increased social inequalities and posed serious threats to older people and their family in Italy and elsewhere (Kent et al 2020;Manderson and Levine 2020). And yet, before the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, like many places in the so-called Euro-American area, the general assumption had been that modern medical technologies have succeeded in defeating the infectious diseases of the past, and have given us the opportunity to live a long life.…”

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Recognizing Caregiving Fatigue in the Pandemic: Notes on Aging, Burden and Social Isolation in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Diodati

2021

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In Italy, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns have provoked potentially serious short and long-term consequences for older people with serious health conditions as well as their family caregivers. With the closure of adult day-care centres and the suspension of private homecare services, families have needed to rearrange care activities and many are concerned about the situation of their relatives in residential homes. This article examines interpretations of aging and caregiving fatigue during the first period of national lockdown in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The relation between old age, lockdown, and social isolation, with respect to global ideas and rhetoric, focuses on vulnerability, individual autonomy, and caregiving fatigue. I examine how the representation of the ‘burden’ of caregiving in late age shaped the media depictions, and I analyze it in relation to the meanings of fatigue attached to narrations from family caregivers and the members of a local Alzheimer’s Café. I also focus on the life story of one family caregiver to critique the idealized vision of family care that was reproduced during the pandemic. I argue that the recognition of aging and caregiving fatigue during the lockdown reflected pre-existing normative models and structural inequalities of family care rather than radically altering them.

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“…This exclusion criterion allowed us to focus on the OHT's implementation of the plans outlined in the full application. While we realize that the pandemic was of great significance, it is also important to ensure that the OHTs are not pausing the work they set out to accomplish, such as increasing resources for mental health and addictions or improving transitions care of the elderly, prior to the declaration of the pandemic [17,18]. In fact, integrated care with strong partnerships is even more significant during this time [19].…”

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An environmental scan of Ontario Health Teams: a descriptive study

Sethuram

McCutcheon

Liddy

2023

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) are an integrated care system introduced in Ontario, Canada in 2019 after the 14 Local Health Integrated Networks (LHINs) were dissolved. The objective of this study is to give an overview of the current state of the OHT model’s implementation, and what priority populations and transitions of care models were identified by OHTs. Methods This scan involved a structured search for each approved OHT of publicly available resources with three main sources: the full application submitted by the OHT, the OHT website, and a Google search with the name of the OHT. Results As of July 23, 2021, there were 42 approved OHTs and nine transitions of care programs were identified across nine OHTs. Of the approved OHTs, 38 had identified ten distinct priority populations, and 34 reported partnerships with organizations. Conclusions While the approved OHTs currently cover 86% of Ontario’s population, not all OHTs are at the same stage of activity. Several areas for improvement were identified, including public engagement, reporting, and accountability. Moreover, OHTs’ progress and outcomes should be measured in a standardized manner. These findings may be of interest to healthcare policy or decision-makers looking to implement similar integrated care systems and improve healthcare delivery in their jurisdictions.

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Aging, Care, and Isolation in the Time of COVID-19.

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Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

The Pandemic and the Elderly: Navigating Age and the COVID-19 Policies of India

The Pandemic and the Elderly: Navigating Age and the COVID-19 Policies of India

Recognizing Caregiving Fatigue in the Pandemic: Notes on Aging, Burden and Social Isolation in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

An environmental scan of Ontario Health Teams: a descriptive study

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