Caring for nursing home residents with COVID-19: a "hospital-at-nursing home" intermediate care intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing home (NH) residents have been dramatically affected by COVID-19, with extremely high rates of hospitalization and mortality.

Aims

To describe the features and impact of an assistance model involving an intermediate care mobile medical specialist team (GIROT, Gruppo Intervento Rapido Ospedale Territorio) aimed at delivering "hospital-at-nursing home" care to NH residents with COVID-19 in Florence, Italy.

Methods

The GIROT activity was set-up during the first wave of the pandemic (W1, March-April 2020) and became a structured healthcare model during the second (W2, October 2020-January 2021). The activity involved (1) infection transmission control among NHs residents and staff, (2) comprehensive geriatric assessment including prognostication and geri

SUBMITTER: Benvenuti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378521 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature