Characteristics of Nursing Homes by COVID-19 Cases Among Staff: March to August 2020 |
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| Authors: | Kira L. Ryskina Hyunkyung Yun Hannah Wang Angela T. Chen Hye-Young Jung |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;2. Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;3. Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA;4. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo measure the association between nursing home (NH) characteristics and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevalence among NH staff.DesignRetrospective cross-sectional study.Setting and ParticipantsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 database for US NHs between March and August 2020, linked to NH facility characteristics (LTCFocus database) and local COVID-19 prevalence (USA Facts).MethodsWe estimated the associations between NH characteristics, local infection rates, and other regional characteristics and COVID-19 cases among NH staff (nursing staff, clinical staff, aides, and other facility personnel) measured per 100 beds, controlling for the hospital referral regions in which NHs were located to account for local infection control practices and other unobserved characteristics.ResultsOf the 11,858 NHs in our sample, 78.6% reported at least 1 staff case of COVID-19. After accounting for local COVID-19 prevalence, NHs in the highest quartile of confirmed resident cases (413.5 to 920.0 cases per 1000 residents) reported 18.9 more staff cases per 100 beds compared with NHs that had no resident cases. Large NHs (150 or more beds) reported 2.6 fewer staff cases per 100 beds compared with small NHs (<50 beds) and for-profit NHs reported 0.8 fewer staff cases per 100 beds compared with nonprofit NHs. Higher occupancy and more direct-care hours per day were associated with more staff cases (0.4 more cases per 100 beds for a 10% increase in occupancy, and 0.7 more cases per 100 beds for an increase in direct-care staffing of 1 hour per resident day, respectively). Estimates associated with resident demographics, payer mix, or regional socioeconomic characteristics were not statistically significant.Conclusions and ImplicationsThese findings highlight the urgent need to support facilities with emergency resources such as back-up staff and protocols to reduce resident density within the facility, which may help stem outbreaks. |
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| Keywords: | Nursing homes health care workforce COVID-19 |
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