Covid-19 Surveillance Testing and Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite widespread adoption of surveillance testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among staff members in skilled nursing facilities, evidence is limited regarding its relationship with outcomes among facility residents.

Methods

Using data obtained from 2020 to 2022, we performed a retrospective cohort study of testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among staff members in 13,424 skilled nursing facilities during three pandemic periods: before vaccine approval, before the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant wave, and during the omicron wave. We assessed staff testing volumes during weeks without Covid-19 cases relative to other skilled nursing facilities in the same county, along with Covid-19 cases and deaths among residents duri

SUBMITTER: McGarry BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052223 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature