Covid-19, Older Adults and the Ageing Society by Suhita Chopr... - 9781032128184

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Covid-19, Older Adults and the Ageing SocietyAuthor(s): Suhita Chopra Chatterjee, Debolina Chatterjee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032128184, 978-1032128184\nSynopsis\nCOVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges in the care of older adults. During the first surge of the pandemic, governments all over the world struggled with high disease severity and increased mortality among older adults.\n\nThis work documents the impact of the pandemic by collating information from different countries and by synthesizing inputs from several knowledge domainsSociology, Gerontology, Geriatrics, Medicine and Public Health. The impact on older adults is examined primarily with respect to three main issuespervasive ageism, spread of infections in care homes worldwide, and the unintended harm of public health measures on geriatric population in different care settings. The complex tensions between epidemic control and the needc