Journal article
Association Between Nursing Home Crowding and COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Importance: Nursing home residents have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Prevention recommendations emphasize frequent testing of health care personnel and residents, but additional strategies are needed.
Objective: To develop a reproducible index of nursing home crowding and determine whether crowding was associated with COVID-19 cases and mortality in the first months of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Authors
Brown KA; Jones A; Daneman N; Chan AK; Schwartz KL; Garber GE; Costa AP; Stall NM
Journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 181, No. 2, pp. 229–236
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
February 1, 2021
DOI
10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6466
ISSN
2168-6106