Risk Stratification of Nursing Homes to Plan COVID-19 Responses: A Case Study of Victoria, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Emergency management responses to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes lacked preparation and nuance; moving forward, responses must recognize nursing homes are not generic organizations or services, and individually appreciate each's unique nature, strengths, and limitations. The objective of this study was to describe an approach to stratifying nursing homes according to risk for COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods

Population-based cross-sectional study of all accredited nursing homes in Victoria (n = 766), accommodating 48,824 permanent residents. We examined each home's facility structure, governance history, socio-economic status, proximity to high-risk industry, and proximity and size of local acute public hospital, stratified by location, size,

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8376849 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature