Excess Mortality Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether assisted living (AL) residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) experienced a greater rate of excess all-cause mortality during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to residents without ADRD, and to compare excess all-cause mortality rates in memory care vs general AL among residents with ADRD.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting and participants

Two cohorts of AL residents enrolled in Medicare Fee-For-Service who resided in 9-digit ZIP codes corresponding to US AL communities of ≥25 beds during calendar year 2019 or 2020.

Method

By linking Medicare claims and Vital Statistics data, we examined the weekly excess all-cause mortality rate, comparing the rate from March 12, 2020, to De

SUBMITTER: Hua CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359515 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature