Long-term Care

Long-term care can be broadly described as a wide range of health and social support services. These programmes are both community- and residential-based, serving residents with varying levels of independence.

The unique communal living conditions within resident settings give rise to an increased risk and exposure to respiratory and other infectious diseases due to shared spaces and staff working closely with multiple residents.

Mobilizing Vaccination Policy in Long-term Care Settings Expert Meeting

Consensus Statement

Improving adult vaccination policy in long-term care settings

Technical report, press release, consensus statement

Adult pneumonia vaccination in long-term care settings

Technical report, press release

Infection prevention and control guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID-19 update

WHO interim guidance

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Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in Canada. There is a high prevalence of this disease amongst populations that are most at-risk of serious complications from infection, such as older adults in long-term care settings.

The ‘Driving the agenda of pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination in at-risk populations in community and long-term care’ study was conducted to understand the status of existing public health policies and campaigns on pneumococcal disease in community and long-term care settings and its implications on the uptake of pneumococcal vaccination. The report highlights policy gaps for pneumococcal vaccination across long-term care settings in Canada and accordingly provides recommendations for policy improvements.

Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in Canada. There is a high prevalence of this disease amongst populations that are most at-risk of serious complications from infection, such as older adults in long-term care settings. Check out the technical report to learn more.

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27 April 2023, Toronto, ON – The International Federation on Ageing (IFA) is proud to release findings from a recent study entitled Driving the agenda of pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination in at-risk populations in community and long-term care. Check out the technical report to learn more.