Nursing

Gerontology

Quantum mechanics

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Older people

Tragedy (event)

Virology

Psychiatry

Economics

Computer science

Development economics

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Physics

Political science

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Sociology

Long-term care

Artificial intelligence

Public administration

Medicine

Economic growth

Term (time)

Pandemic

Perspective (graphical)

Disease

Pathology

Social science

Journal of Aging & Social Policy

Older people are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, including and especially people living in long-term care facilities. In this Perspective, we discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care policy in Canada. More specifically, we use the example of recent developments in Quebec, where a tragedy in a specific facility is acting as a dramatic "focusing event". It draws attention to the problems facing long-term care facilities, considering existing policy legacies and the opening of a "policy window" that may facilitate comprehensive reforms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 and Long-Term Care Policy for Older People in Canada