Air Conditioning in Nursing Homes and Mortality During Extreme Heat.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Extreme heat poses a serious health risk to older adults because they are generally more susceptible to heat-related mortality. Many nursing homes in the US and elsewhere lack air conditioning (AC). Ecological studies have evaluated the protective role of AC against mortality on extreme heat days in prisons and large urban settings; however, the nursing home setting remains understudied.

Objective

To assess mortality rates during extreme heat days in nursing homes with AC compared to those without AC.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a case-crossover study conducted in Ontario, Canada, to determine the odds of mortality associated with extreme days separated for nursing homes with and without AC using conditional logistic regression. Nursing home

SUBMITTER: Katz GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706679 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature