Journal article
For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and resident deaths
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Long-term care (LTC) homes have been the epicentre of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Canada to date. Previous research shows that for-profit LTC 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 nonprofit homes.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all LTC homes in Ontario, Canada, …
Authors
Stall NM; Jones A; Brown KA; Rochon PA; Costa AP
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 192, No. 33, pp. e946–e955
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
August 17, 2020
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.201197
ISSN
0820-3946