Community Engaged Research
Identifying Predictors of COVID-19 and Associated Risk Factors in Long-term Care and Retirement Homes using Facility Administrative Data
Project summary
Older adults are most vulnerable to developing complications from COVID-19 leading to hospitalization or death. Among older adults, the COVID pandemic has had a profound impact on long-term care/nursing home residents who account for 60% of all COVID related deaths in Canada, and internationally. By virtue of living in congregate settings nursing home residents are more likely to contract COVID, and the underlying medical conditions that cause …
Researchers
Sweetman LA; Costa A; Zargoush M; von Schlegell A
Start date
June 1, 2021
End date
May 31, 2022