Long-Term Care Today
New Feature: News from the front lines in Seniors’ LTC, Inspired by Carol Wodak founding member of CITIZEN WATCH
BACKGROUNDER: CITIZEN WATCH was created as a public service for the people of Alberta. It was the work of an ever-widening network of individuals from across the province, including families and friends of long term care and assisted or supportive living residents and those requiring long term care supports in their own homes. CITIZEN WATCH WEBSITE
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Nearly half of Florida's 5,777 Covid-19 deaths are linked to long-term care facilities, the state says https://t.co/MPye8VQZvs pic.twitter.com/QNHyJrXSsf
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 25, 2020
View highlights from the @WEF webinar focusing on COVID and Ageing Society: Long term Care Facilities #COVIDAgeingSocietyDialogues @AARP @theNAMedicine https://t.co/uxPHnYwmy1 pic.twitter.com/1SjKVwGe5C
— AARP International (@AARPIntl) July 22, 2020
Main Headline:
Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Residents With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Long-term Care Facilities in Ontario, Canada
Key Points
Question How does the risk of death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among residents of long-term care (LTC) homes compare with that among the general population?
Findings In this cohort study of 627 LTC facilities, the incidence rate ratio for COVID-19–related death among LTC residents was 13 times higher than that among community-living adults older than 69 years.
Meaning In this study, the risk of COVID-19–related death was elevated among LTC residents, highlighting the need for improved infection control, widespread testing, access to personal protective equipment, and other supports to protect this vulnerable population.Abstract
Importance The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been particularly severe among individuals residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities. As of April 10, 2020, half of Canada’s COVID-19 deaths had occurred in LTC facilities.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Epidemiology update
Detailed case report data were provided on 112,409 cases; age information was available for 112,278 (99.9%) cases, and both age and gender were available for 111,919 (99.6%) cases.
Of the COVID-19 cases reported in Canada to date:
Approximately half (55.5%) are female.
Approximately one-third (33.3%) of cases are 60 years old and over
