Open AccessCOVID-19 and care homes and nursing homes crisis in Spain: ageism and scarcity of resources
Author(s) -
Blanca Deusdad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
research on ageing and social policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2014-671X
DOI - 10.17583/rasp.2020.5598
Subject(s) - scarcity , context (archaeology) , covid-19 , welfare state , legislature , health care , economic growth , welfare , population , population ageing , nursing , pandemic , business , political science , medicine , disease , environmental health , economics , law , geography , politics , market economy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , archaeology , pathology
The European Welfare State crisis since 2008 has shown the weakness of these European welfare systems to cope with a health crisis such as COVID-19, which in turn has not guaranteed the rights and wellbeing of older people. This article aims at shading light on the scarcity of resources in Spanish care homes and nursing homes system, while analyzing its integrated care failure and the urgent legislative measures implemented to overcome COVID-19 health crisis. At the same time, this paper advocates for a reflexion on ageist practices, so as to foster a debate on the ‘desisntitucionalization’ process of older adults in Spain. In this COVID-19 context, it has become utmost in implementing an older adults’ policy to guarantee older adults rights as vulnerable population; likewise, which has already been done in respect to laws protecting children rights.