Identifying models of care to support residents in long-term care homes (LTCHs) both during and beyond COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Long-term care homes (LTCHs) implemented various models of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to identify these models of care and provide suggestions on best practices that could be integrated into LTCHs in efforts to improve resident care. The project included a quantitative survey and semi-structured key informant interviews with LTCH managers across Canada. Our objectives were to 1) identify models of care that were used to support resident care in Canadian LTCHs during the COVID-19 pandemic and to describe their intervention components, processes of implementation, and perceived impact; 2) determine whether LTCHs planned to sustain models of care implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results show that the most frequently reported models of care we

SUBMITTER: Danok L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12367117 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature