Tijdschrift voor gerontologie en geriatrie
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Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr · Apr 2020
Review[COVID-19 outbreak in nursing homes: what can be learned from the literature about other disasters or crisis situations?]
Long-term care for older adults is highly affect by the COVID-19 outbreak. The objective of this rapid review is to understand what we can learn from previous crises or disasters worldwide to optimize the care for older adults in long term care facilities during the outbreak of COVID-19. We searched five electronic databases to identify potentially relevant articles. ⋯ Especially the experiences of older adults, informal caregivers, and nursing home staff with the care for older adults in the current situation, are important in formulating lessons about how to act before, during and after the coronacrisis. This may further enhance person-centered care, even in times of crisis. Therefore, we recommend to study these experiences in future research.