Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents who were Diagnosed with COVID-19 Infection
Resident Characteristic | Before Vaccine Availability Mar 7, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 (n = 11,291) n(%) | After Vaccine Availability Jan 1, 2021– July 31, 2021 (n = 3686) n(%) |
|---|---|---|
Age Group, years | Â | Â |
<64 | 832 (7.4) | 235 (6.4) |
65–74 | 1466 (13.0) | 481 (13.0) |
75–84 | 3134 (27.8) | 994 (27.0) |
85+ | 5859 (51.9) | 1976 (53.6) |
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 3857 (34.2) | 1195 (32.4) |
Female | 7434 (65.8) | 2491 (67.6) |
Comorbidities | Â | Â |
Cardiovascular Diseases | 2771 (24.5) | 898 (24.4) |
Congestive Heart Failure | 429 (3.8) | 183 (5.0) |
Diabetes | 3431 (30.4) | 1128 (30.6) |
Respiratory Diseasea | 935 (8.3) | 418 (11.3) |
Renal Failure | 399 (3.5) | 140 (3.8) |
Dementia | 5958 (52.8) | 1942 (52.7) |
Depression | 3576 (31.7) | 1229 (33.3) |
Anxiety | 462 (4.1) | 177 (4.8) |
Cancer | 320 (2.8) | 120 (3.2) |
Fever and Headache | 353 (3.1) | 120 (3.2) |
Polypharmacy | Â | Â |
Taking 5 or more medications/daily | 10,417 (92.3) | 3444 (93.4) |
Taking less than 5 medications/daily | 874 (7.7) | 242 (6.6) |
Nutrition Riskb | 3955 (35.0) | 1504 (40.8) |
Daily Decision Making | Â | Â |
Independent | 914 (8.1) | 436 (11.8) |
Modified Independence | 2283 (20.2) | 780 (21.2) |
Moderately Impaired | 5679 (50.3) | 1775 (48.2) |
Severely Impaired | 2410 (21.3) | 695 (18.9) |
Activities of Daily Living | Â | Â |
Independent or Supervision Required | 501 (4.4) | 170Â (4.6) |
Limited | 734 (6.5) | 226 (6.1) |
Extensive | 3046 (27.0) | 993 (27.0) |
Maximal | 3014 (27.7) | 921 (25.0) |
Dependence | 2872 (25.4) | 990 (26.8) |
Total Dependence | 1123 (9.9) | 386 (10.5) |
Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) | Â | Â |
Intact | 1651 (14.6) | 658 (17.8) |
Moderate | 7224 (64.0) | 2333 (63.3) |
Severe | 2415 (21.4) | 695 (18.9) |
Pain | Â | Â |
Less than Daily | 1742 (15.4) | 671 (18.2) |
Daily but Not Severe | 279 (2.5) | 134 (3.6) |
Daily and Severe | 56 (0.5) | 22 (0.6) |