Background The COVID-19 pandemic has devastatingly affected Long-Term Care Facilities
(LTCF), exposing aging people, staff members, and visitors. The world has learned through …

These challenges can be addressed in the post-COVID-19 period through systemic reforms.
Governments should establish comprehensive health networks that normalize mechanisms …

The most vulnerable residential settings during the COVID-19 pandemic were older adult's
nursing homes, which experienced high rates of incidence and death from this cause. This …

Abstract Background Nursing homes (NHs) have been particularly affected by COVID-19.
The aim of this study is to estimate the burden of COVID-19 and to investigate factors …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
Some LTCFs performed better than others at slowing COVID-19 transmission. Emerging …

Older adults in nursing homes are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality from SARS-CoV-
2 infection. Nursing home residents constituted one-third to more than half of all deaths …

During the period from March 2020 to January 2021, we performed an analysis of incidence,
mortality, and risk factors of COVID-19 in nursing homes (NHs) in two health departments …

This study aimed to identify the individual, organizational, and environmental factors which
contributed to COVID-19-related outcomes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). A systematic …

Background: The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemic trend and risk
factors associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes during the period of Omicron …

Objectives Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have been disproportionately impacted by
COVID-19. Yet, the reasons why certain LTCFs are affected more by outbreaks are poorly …