The Vivaldi 3 study, conducted by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with University College London, is an integral part of the Vivaldi project which was set up in June 2020 to investigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission, infection outcomes and immunity in residents and staff in care homes in England. You can now access the latest results.

Are you a care home manager? Would you be willing to complete a short 20-30 minute online survey and provide your visiting policy?

Researchers have launched a UK-wide survey to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting experiences of working in adult social care at the present time.

This workshop marks the launch of the LTCcovid International Living Report on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care. It is a two-day International workshop on COVID-19 and long-term care systems: Lessons learnt and new reforms.

The NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) is offering a unique opportunity for research teams across England to attend a three-day residential Grant Development and Writing Retreat in March 2022. The purpose of the Retreat is to give busy professionals dedicated time to rapidly progress their social care research proposal to be submitted to the NIHR RfSC Research Programme in Jan 2023. 

Long-term improvements in dementia care were found in a new study. Care home staff reported benefits from a programme called MARQUE (Managing Agitation and Raising Quality of life) two years after it was introduced.

If you are interested in submitting an application to the latest call from the NIHR Research for Social Call programme, this event is for you. Thursday 25 November 2021 13:30 – 15:00 GMT

The Care Quality Commission have published the State of Care 2020/2021 Report – The report looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve.

“October 11th 2021 was Canadian Thanksgiving Day and LTCCOVID also hosted an international seminar on care home research. This enabled us both to discover similarities between the UK and Canada (Turkey for celebrations!) and connections through our research work in the care home sector through the pandemic.”

To mark the launch of a new LTC Covid International Living Report on COVID-19 and Long-Term Care we are organising a one-day online workshop, starting with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region and ending travelling West, to fit in with different time zones. Attendees will be able to join parts of the workshop. 6th December, 9am to 6pm (UK time, BST) Registration required