Samson Institute For Ageing Research

Recent papers from Samson Institute For Ageing Research

1. The state and long-term care facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Rule enforcement or partnership?SSM - Health Systems · 2026
2. An Emergency Strategy for Intersectoral Local Government Responses to COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities in Western Cape Province, South AfricaJournal of Long-Term Care · 2024
3. SARS-CoV-2 cases reported from long-term residential facilities (care homes) in South Africa: a retrospective cohort studyBMC Public Health · 2022
4. SARS-CoV-2 Cases Reported From Long-Term Residential Facilities (Care Homes) in South Africa: A Retrospective Cohort Study2021
5. Proceedings from an International Virtual Townhall: Reflecting on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Themes from Long-Term CareJournal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021
6. The need to incorporate the impact of population ageing into the post-COVID-19 policy and planning reset in Low and Middle Income CountriesGlobal Health Action · 2021
7. WHO must prioritise the needs of older people in its response to the covid-19 pandemicBMJ · 2020
8. Bearing the brunt of covid-19: older people in low and middle income countriesBMJ · 2020
9. Colonisation with pathogenic drug-resistant bacteria and Clostridioides difficile among residents of residential care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional prevalence studyAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control · 2019
10. Peer-to-peer support model to improve quality of life among highly vulnerable, low-income older adults in Cape Town, South AfricaBMC Geriatrics · 2019
11. “They don’t care about us”: older people’s experiences of primary healthcare in Cape Town, South AfricaBMC Geriatrics · 2019
12. A qualitative examination of policy and structural factors driving care workers’ adverse experiences in long-term residential care facilities for older adults in Cape TownBMC Geriatrics · 2019