Risk factors for outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 infection at retirement homes in Ontario, Canada: a population-level cohort study

AP Costa, DR Manis, A Jones, NM Stall, KA Brown… - Cmaj, 2021 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in retirement homes (also
known as assisted living facilities) is largely unknown. We examined the association …

Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in long-term care homes: a population-based cohort analysis using machine learning

DS Lee, CX Wang, FA McAlister, S Ma… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background SARS-Cov-2 infection rates are high among residents of long-term care (LTC)
homes. We used machine learning to identify resident and community characteristics …

Predictors of mortality among long‐term care residents with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

DS Lee, S Ma, A Chu, CX Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background While individuals living in long‐term care (LTC) homes have experienced
adverse outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, few studies have examined a broad range of …

COVID-19 excess mortality among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada

N Akhtar-Danesh, A Baumann, M Crea-Arsenio… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had devastating consequences worldwide,
including a spike in global mortality. Residents of long-term care homes have been …

A longitudinal, clinical, and spatial epidemiologic analysis of a large COVID-19 long-term care home outbreak

D Kain, N Stall, K Brown, L McCreight, E Rea… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives COVID-19 has had devastating effects on long-term care homes across much of
the world, and especially within Canada, with more than 50% of the mortality from COVID-19 …

COVID‐19 and Ontario's long‐term care homes

NM Stall, KA Brown, A Maltsev, A Jones… - Journal of Elder …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ontario long‐term care (LTC) home residents have experienced disproportionately high
morbidity and mortality, both from COVID‐19 and from the conditions associated with the …

[HTML][HTML] Study Protocol: Understanding SARS-Cov-2 infection, immunity and its duration in care home residents and staff in England (VIVALDI)

M Krutikov, T Palmer, A Donaldson… - Wellcome open …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Global infection and mortality rates from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) are disproportionately high in certain populations, including amongst older …

Risk factors for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in homeless shelters in Chicago, Illinois—March–May, 2020

I Ghinai, ES Davis, S Mayer, KA Toews… - Open forum …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background People experiencing homelessness are at increased risk of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), but little is known about specific risk factors for infection within …

COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario and British Columbia

M Liu, CJ Maxwell, P Armstrong, M Schwandt, A Moser… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
Columbia exhibited a number of potential strengths relevant to pandemic preparedness
compared with Ontario: there was better coordination between long-term care, public health …

For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and resident deaths

NM Stall, A Jones, KA Brown, PA Rochon, AP Costa - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
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 …