{"id":3097,"date":"2021-01-07T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T20:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2021-01-08T12:54:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T20:54:15","slug":"compress-the-curve-a-cross-sectional-study-of-variations-in-covid-19-infections-across-california-nursing-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2021\/01\/07\/compress-the-curve-a-cross-sectional-study-of-variations-in-covid-19-infections-across-california-nursing-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Compress the Curve: A Cross-Sectional Study of Variations in COVID-19 Infections across California Nursing Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among 713 nursing homes in California, the size of outbreaks in for-profit nursing homes was 12.7 times larger than their non-profit counterparts. Nursing homes with higher ratings on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) health inspections were associated with a lower number of infections among both staff and residents, while higher self-reported ratings were associated with a greater number of infections. Nursing homes with larger discrepancies between CMS and self-reported ratings had more infections among both staff and residents. Improvements in CMS-reported staff ratings were associated with fewer infections among residents, though this association was highly dependent on staff-to-resident ratio.<\/p>\n

Gopal et al. (Jan 6, 2021). Compress the Curve: A Cross-Sectional Study of Variations in COVID-19 Infections across California Nursing Homes. BMJ Open. <\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjopen-2020-042804<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Among 713 nursing homes in California, the size of outbreaks in for-profit nursing homes was 12.7 times larger than their non-profit counterparts. Nursing homes with higher ratings on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) health inspections were associated with a lower number of infections among both staff and residents, while higher self-reported ratings were…<\/p>\n

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