Journal article
Risk factors for outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection at retirement homes in Ontario, Canada: a population-level cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in retirement homes (also known as assisted living facilities) is largely unknown. We examined the association between home-and community-level characteristics and the risk of outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection in retirement homes since the beginning of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study of licensed retirement homes in …
Authors
Costa AP; Manis DR; Jones A; Stall NM; Brown KA; Boscart V; Castellino A; Heckman GA; Hillmer MP; Ma C
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 193, No. 19, pp. e672–e680
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
May 10, 2021
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.202756
ISSN
0820-3946