The human rights of people living in care homes: never again an afterthought

TY - GEN

T1 - The human rights of people living in care homes: never again an afterthought

AU - Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Caroline

PY - 2022/8/30

Y1 - 2022/8/30

N2 - To the Editor — Residents of long-term care homes (LTCHs) in England aged 65 years and older endured disproportionate deaths and suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic. A more robust framework in place before the pandemic to protect their human rights, defined as the rights and freedoms of all humans contained in international and national human rights law, may have saved lives and could potentially have avoided the level of hardship experienced by this marginalized group.

AB - To the Editor — Residents of long-term care homes (LTCHs) in England aged 65 years and older endured disproportionate deaths and suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic. A more robust framework in place before the pandemic to protect their human rights, defined as the rights and freedoms of all humans contained in international and national human rights law, may have saved lives and could potentially have avoided the level of hardship experienced by this marginalized group.

KW - human rights

KW - Long Term Care

KW - Care homes

U2 - 10.1038/s43587-022-00283-z

DO - 10.1038/s43587-022-00283-z

M3 - Letter

SN - 2662-8465

JO - Nature Aging

JF - Nature Aging

ER -