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Comparative Study
. 2020 Aug 4;324(5):507-509.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.11642.

Mortality, Admissions, and Patient Census at SNFs in 3 US Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Michael L Barnett  1 , Lissy Hu  2 , Thomas Martin  2 , David C Grabowski  3
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Comparative Study

Mortality, Admissions, and Patient Census at SNFs in 3 US Cities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Michael L Barnett et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare and a university long-term care database to compare census, admissions, discharges, and mortality at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in 3 metropolitan areas during March-May 2020 vs March-May 2019.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Hu reported being the CEO and Mr Martin reported being the director of postacute analytics at CarePort Health. No other disclosures were reported.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Weekly Mortality, Admissions, and Patient Census From Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Overall COVID-19 Deaths in 3 Metropolitan Areas
The panels show the weekly rates for 2019 (blue) and 2020 (orange) that were superimposed to show contrast. The dashed vertical lines mark when Medicare directed all SNFs to disallow visitors and discontinue communal activities (week of March 13, 2020) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The gray vertical lines mark the last week of data (May 20, 2020).
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Comment in

  • doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2224

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