The Impact of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care in Canada Focus on the First 6 Months
A new report released by Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), in partnership with the National Institute on Ageing shows COVID-19 cases among residents of long-term care (LTC) and retirement homes increased by more than two-thirds during Wave 2 compared with Wave 1.
The report shows that new protocols implemented during the first wave to limit the spread of COVID-19 resulted in unintended consequences for residents in LTC homes and that residents had fewer physician visits and hospital transfers in the first wave, in the provinces where it could be measured.