Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 11, 2021

Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection in the US

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COVID-19-associated deaths in the US were higher in nursing homes with greater proportions of non-white residents, according to a cross-sectional survey involving 13,312 nursing homes. Nursing homes with the lowest quintile proportion of white residents (<60%) had 4 more deaths on average from January to September 2020, corresponding to 3.3-fold higher deaths than those with the highest quintile proportion of white residents (>97%) (mean deaths per facility 5.6 vs 1.7, respectively). After adjustment for the number of certified beds and county-level COVID-19 prevalence, nursing homes with the lowest quintile of white residents had 1 more death on average compared to those with the highest quintile of white residents.

Gorges and Konetzka. (Feb 10, 2021). Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection in the US. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37431