COVID-19 RESOURCES
The MTGEC team hopes you stay safe during this COVID-19 pandemic. We have pooled a list of resources to help you navigate safe practices and to provide additional information in regards to geriatrics and COVID-19.
FOR OLDER ADULTS & CAREGIVERS:
Alzheimer’s Organizations
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Tips for Dementia Caregivers
- The State and Federal Response to COVID-19
- COVID-19 and Dementia: Tips for Public Health Community
- COVID-19 Alzheimer's and Dementia Resources and Support
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- The CDC Foundation has developed a set of free COVID-19 resources to inform older adults and others about steps they can take to protect health. The free resources are available for download, distribution and use on communications channels, and organizations can customize as needed. Many resources are in both English and Spanish. (The foundation is a nonprofit authorized by Congress to support CDC's mission.)
- CDC's COVID-19 resource center focused on older adults continues to expand information, communications, and guidance for older adults and providers who serve them. Some of the new resources include: face coverings, care plans, and persons with disability.
- Older Adults Need to Take Extra Precautions
Federal Trade Commission
Health in Aging Foundation
New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
Senior Medicare Patrol
- COVID-19 Medicare Fraud Resources: ACL/OHIC has worked closely with the SMP Resource Center and the HHS OIG to develop a toolkit of materials to help with the distribution of information on COVID-19 fraud schemes and prevention messages: https://www.smpresource.org/Content/Medicare-Fraud/Fraud-Schemes/COVID-19-fraud.aspx
The John A. Hartford Foundation
UCSF Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
World Health Organization (WHO)
FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
- AGS Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Nursing Homes
- AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
- AGS Calls for Medical Supplies, Telehealth, Among Other Needs
- National Adult Vaccination Program: COVID-19 Vaccine