Covid 19 resources for physiotherapists working with older people

Exercise / activity

• NHS England Improvement after-care needs of inpatients recovering from COVID
• Leeds COVID-19 rehab guide
• RCOT rehabilitation and COVID-19 resources
• Paper on rehabilitation rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients in Italy
• Later life training daily activities on YouTube for older people
• Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto COVID-19 Mobilisation of older adults living with frailty
• Yorkshire Fatigue Clinic Post-viral fatigue COVID-19
• Health Innovation Network – activities for older adults during COVID-19
• Later Life training-Promoting physical activity amongst older people: ‘Make Movement Your Mission’ 10-minute online movement classes (archived as videos), exercise ‘snacks’ led by Bex Townley three times a day (at 8am, 12 and 4pm), for older people or those who have been very sedentary and want to ease back into movement and activity.
• IPTOP exercise and physical activity during COVID-19
• Physio talk transcript on COVID and rehabilitation
• Parkinson's UK You Tube channel which includes exercises
• CSP - information for older people to help everyone stay active at home

• The BMJ: Return to physical activity post COVID-19.

Discharge

• Resources to support DC of patients at risk from inactivity and patient leaflet
• COVID-19 DC guidance action cards
• Home exercises post-DC from Montefiore Medical Center (New York)

• The CSP COVID-19 Rehabilitation Standards: Community rehabilitation: physiotherapy service delivery

Falls

• From NHS Scotland – videos on how to help someone get up off the floor (not injured)
• BGS - keeping older people safe and well at home (not just about falls)

Dementia/delirium

• Short guide from Alistair Burns on COVID-19 and dementia
• 10 minute teaching video about delirium during COVID-19
• BGS COVID-19 delirium guidance
• MCA and DoLs COVID-19 guidance
• Easy read guide explaining why staff are wearing PPE
• Easy read guide to COVID 19
• Corona virus: Guidance for people with dementia & their carers Alzheimer Scotland 2 page leaflet outlining recognising the symptoms of virus, avoiding it and useful tips around exercise and ways of reducing isolation.
• COVID-19: information for families looking after someone with dementia Dementia UK this includes information on self isolation, tips on activities, games and physical exercise as well as helplines
• COVID 19 tips-for-dementia-caregivers Alzheimer’s Society This paper provides guidance for carers as well as professionals and includes ideas on managing ‘wandering’, responding to dementia related behaviours and social isolation
• Support for people with Dementia COVID-19 Alzheimer’s Society Information and support for people with dementia who may be feeling lonely and isolated
• COVID-19 useful resources if supporting someone living with dementia or their family this provides a list of Helplines for support and other useful information regarding activities
• Living with dementia and COVID-19: an emergency kit Helpful advice and resources which includes dementia specific support, legal and financial guidance, at home activities and advice for carers
• corona virus online free therapy sessions Can link both person with dementia and carer to voluntary therapists to get therapy over the phone
• Responding to changes in behaviour in people with dementia during COVID 19

Parkinson's and Exercise

• For general exercise information for people with Parkinson’s visit.

Resources for diagnosis onwards:

• Parkinson’s UK have just started to broadcast a set of 30 minute exercise videos.
• Reach your peak exercising online with a tailored programme.
• The Australian PD warrior programme has an App with some of the programme available for free.

Resources for staying active at home:

• Power for Parkinson’s ‘Take 10’short videos.
• The University of Cardiff have produced a general exercise video specifically for people with movement disorders Move to exercise.

Resources for managing complex physical challenges:

• Power for Parkinson’s Move and shout class.
• Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Floridaseated class.

Carers

• A fantastic video about caring for carers during COVID-19 by Michael West from the King’s Fund.

Care homes

• BGS care home COVID-19 guidance

Research

• NIHR evidence base on COVID19 

• New England Journal of Medicine - One-Year Outcomes in Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients

• New England Journal of Medicine - One-Year Outcomes in Survivors of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

• New England Journal of Medicine - Functional Disability 5 Years after Acute ARDS

• New England Journal of Medicine - Long term cognitive impairment after critical illness

• New England Journal of Medicine - Disability after critical illness

• WCPT have created a register of physiotherapy-related work in progress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic you can find it here.

• COVID-19 in older People: A Rapid Clinical Review by BGS.

Other

• The AHP 4 Nations Post COVID Rehab Priorities.

• Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing - Keeping well at home leaflet

• Video on Chronic Pain self management from St George's Hospital team
• Leaflet managing breathlessness at home during COVID-19
• Community health services SOP
• Online patient referral form to request a volunteer’s support and guidance document
• British dietetic association COVID-19 resources 
• NIHR evidence base on COVID19 

• JMIR REHABILITATION AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES : One-to-One and Group-Based Teleconferencing for Falls Rehabilitation: Usability, Acceptability, and Feasibility Study

Staff support and training

• World Confederation for Physical Therapy advocacy campaign for personal protective equipment for Physiotherapists.
• HEE e-Learning for Health platform which is hosting training programmes for HCPs including AHPs returning to practice and those being redeployed to other NHS areas in response to COVID19 (and beyond)
• 15 minute Clinical Frailty Scale training
• Information on the NHS staff support line