Report: Better Together? The Effect of Senior Housing Status on Excess Mortality During COVID-19
NORC at the University of Chicago released results on the effect of the pandemic on different seniors housing and care settings, "Better Together? The Effect of Senior Housing Status on Excess Mortality During COVID-19."
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC)-funded NORC study is the first to match senior housing properties and skilled nursing facilities with Medicare data to identify differences in older adults’ mortality rates during COVID-19.
Research showed mortality rates increased by complexity of care, but, in lower acuity settings such as independent living communities, were comparable to surrounding populations. Excess mortality rates were strongly reduced in all senior housing settings after vaccines became available.
View key findings.
Read the white paper.
Go to NIC's national study webpage.
Read a related blog by NIC on the report.
Learn more about JAHF's JAHF's co-funding of NIC.
