Covid-19, Older Adults and the Ageing Society

ISBN-13: 9781032128184 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 156 str.

Suhita Chopra Chatterjee; Debolina Chatterjee

Opis

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges in the care of older adults. During the first surge of the pandemic, governments all over the world struggled with high disease severity and increased mortality among older adults.

Spis treści

1.Introduction, 2.Rearing its Ugly Head: Ageism and COVID, 3.Care Homes: The Neglected Cinderella Sector, 4.Geriatric Harm of Public Health Measures, 5. Revisiting the Ageing Carescape, 6.First Surge COVID Lessons for an Ageing World, 7.Older Adults Amidst a Persisting Pandemic: An Epilogue