Excess Mortality among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Hua, Cassandra L.; Cornell, Portia Y.; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Carder, Paula; & Thomas, Kali S. (2022). Excess Mortality among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(10), 1743-9.e6.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate whether assisted living (AL) residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) experienced a greater rate of excess all-cause mortality during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to residents without ADRD, and to compare excess all-cause mortality rates in memory care vs general AL among residents with ADRD.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting and Participants: Two cohorts of AL residents enrolled in Medicare Fee-For-Service who resided in 9-digit ZIP codes corresponding to US AL communities of

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.07.023

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Journal Article

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2022

Journal Title

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Author(s)

Hua, Cassandra L.
Cornell, Portia Y.
Zimmerman, Sheryl
Carder, Paula
Thomas, Kali S.