Resources on COVID-19 for Caregivers and Older Adults

This page provides material that might be of interest during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Alzheimer's Association American Medical Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emory University Federal Emergency Management Agency National Down Syndrome Society Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy Resources for Integrated Care Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Comments and questions, or alerts to broken links, should be sent to napa@hhs.gov.

 

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HHS/ASPE Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy

Material recently released are listed below:

• COVID-19 Intensifies Nursing Home Workforce Challenges https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/covid-19-intensifies-nursing-home-workforce-challenges

• Individuals Experiencing Homelessness are Likely to have Medical Conditions Associated with Severe Illness from COVID-19 Issue Brief: https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/individuals-experiencing-homelessness-are-likely-have-medical-conditions-associated-severe-illness-covid-19-issue-brief

 

Alzheimer's Association

Material recently released are listed below:

• COVID-10 Resources: https://alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/coronavirus-covid-19

• Emergency Preparedness: Caring for Persons Living with Dementia in a Long-Term or Community-Based Care Setting: https://alz.org/media/Documents/COVID-19-EmergencyTips_LongTermCommunityBasedDementiaCare_AlzheimersAssociation.pdf

 

Resources for Integrated Care

Material recently released are listed below:

• Navigating COVID-19: Supporting Individuals With Dementia and Their Caregivers Webinar: https://www.resourcesforintegratedcare.com/Older_Adults/2020_Webinar/COVID-19_Supporting_Individuals_with_Dementia_and_Caregivers

 

Emory University

Material recently released are listed below:

• Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Fact Sheet for People Providing Informal Care for Persons Living with Alzheimer's and Related Illnesses: http://alzheimers.emory.edu/documents/Caregiving%20COVID-19%20GADRC.pdf#Caregiving tips during COVID-19

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Material recently released are listed below:

• General Index: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

• Older Adults Index: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

• Older Adults Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjcoN9Aek24

• High Risk Individuals: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html

 

National Down Syndrome Society

Material recently released are listed below:

• Abbreviated Version (English): https://www.ndss.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-COVID19-DS-QA-Abbreviated-03-27-FINAL.pdf

• Abbreviated Version (Spanish): https://2e626e23-9885-43be-a9e4-d60d120ed14f.filesusr.com/ugd/c53c74_1d381fb7368f4526a54f84b406499ebf.pdf

• Expanded Version (English): https://www.ndss.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-COVID19-DS-QA-Expanded-03-27-FINAL.pdf

• Expanded Version (Spanish): https://2e626e23-9885-43be-a9e4-d60d120ed14f.filesusr.com/ugd/c53c74_cef00b1dbeaf44cd88727b6f4c13e791.pdf

 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Material recently released are listed below:

• SAMHSA Resources and Information: https://www.samhsa.gov/coronavirus

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Material recently released are listed below:

• Coronavirus Rumor Control: https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control

 

American Medical Association

Material recently released are listed below:

• The Dilemma of Coronavirus Disease 2019, Aging, and Cardiovascular Disease: Insights From Cardiovascular Aging Science: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2764300