Retrospective descriptive cohort study in Östergötland County Council, Sweden comprising 136 nursing home facilities with a possibility to host 4500 residents. All residents in any of these NHs who had a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis between March 2020 to April 2021 and who died within 30 days after the verified diagnosis are included. The study is undertaken as a retrospective record review. From the records patient-level data on demographic variables, clinical signs, comorbidity, performance status, and cause of death are collected.
To describe the effect on mortality in nursing home facilities during three separate equally long periods during the pandemic and more specifically to analyse the effect on mortality of improved preventive routines and vaccination.