For-profit nursing homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and resident deaths in Ontario, Canada

Abstract Background Nursing homes have become the epicentre of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Canada. Previous research demonstrates that for-profit nursing homes deliver inferior care across a variety of outcome and process measures, raising the question of whether for-profit homes have had worse COVID-19 outcomes than non-profit homes. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all nursing homes in Ontario, …