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The Elderly Care Response to COVID-19: A Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-09T17:04:35Z
dc.date.available2020-06-09T17:04:35Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-07
dc.description.abstractThis note presents an international picture of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic specifically for the elderly living residential facilities as a particularly vulnerable setting. For this purpose, the note reviews information available from selected economies and international organizations and NGOs that have introduced guidance or actionable measures. The note argues that significant and proactive efforts in the areas of prevention, control, resources, coordination, management, reporting, communication, and planning are needed to safeguard the elderly living residential facilities (long-term care homes, residential care homes, nursing homes, welfare homes, etc.) in response to the spread of COVID-19. While many measures that have been introduced internationally are of wide relevance, the note also pays specific attention to implications for Malaysia. This may include the following areas for policy consideration: (a) strengthening the linkage between the elderly care response and the overall response; (b) issuing clear guidelines and operating procedures for all residential facilities; (c) mobilizing resources for prevention and control; (d) implementing consistent measures with government support for both licensed and unlicensed residential facilities; (e) strengthening coordination between the social sector and the health sector and between residential facilities, health agencies and hospitals; and (f) building capacities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770271591601451349/The-Elderly-Care-Response-to-Covid-19-A-Review-of-International-Measures-to-Protect-the-Elderly-Living-in-Residential-Facilities-and-Implications-for-Malaysia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/33861
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33861
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMalaysia COVID-19 Social Protection and Jobs Note;No. 2
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL FACILITY
dc.subjectELDERLY CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CRISIS
dc.subjectCORONAVIRUS
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPANDEMIC RESPONSE
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectNURSING HOME
dc.titleThe Elderly Care Response to COVID-19en
dc.title.subtitleA Review of International Measures to Protect the Elderly Living in Residential Facilities and Implications for Malaysiaen
dc.typePolicy Noteen
dc.typeDocument de politique généralefr
dc.typeDocumento de políticases
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleThe Elderly Care Response to COVID-19
okr.date.disclosure2020-06-07
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770271591601451349/The-Elderly-Care-Response-to-Covid-19-A-Review-of-International-Measures-to-Protect-the-Elderly-Living-in-Residential-Facilities-and-Implications-for-Malaysia
okr.guid770271591601451349
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/33861
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b087a0302f_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32104973
okr.identifier.report149287
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770271591601451349/pdf/The-Elderly-Care-Response-to-Covid-19-A-Review-of-International-Measures-to-Protect-the-Elderly-Living-in-Residential-Facilities-and-Implications-for-Malaysia.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryMalaysia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Policy and Management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Service Management and Delivery
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicIndustry::Health Care Services Industry
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor EAP (HEASP)
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