1. Identify 5 local (i.e. in your community) and national (i.e. in your country) news items that discuss the COVID 19 impact on older adults over the last 4 months. At least two news items should be from local region and two from the national context. Your chosen news sources could consider the following types of impacts and their effect on quality of life: the economy and retirement, intergenerational families, ethnicity, immigration, negative experiences for seniors, volunteerism in seniors, health care, care residential care facilities, seniors’ housing, mental health issues, innovation etc. The news items should be taken from newspapers, magazines or web-based sources and similarly related to one aspect of the effect of COVID-19 on older adults’ quality of life.
2. How have these issues affected or might affect older adults? What are the short-term and long-term implications? How have seniors been portrayed in the news item? What societal values are apparent from each of the news items?
3. Who are the key stakeholders and policy-makers that should be involved? What type of coordination is required to prevent this from happening in the future (if it is a negative item) or what needs to happen for this to continue/happen again in the future (if it is a positive item)?