The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on End-of-Life Outcomes in Chinese-Speaking Nursing Home Residents in Canada: A Pre-Post Retrospective Observational Study

August 1, 2026
JAMDA

Ethnic and linguistic minorities in nursing homes often face poorer health outcomes, particularly in language-discordant settings. This study examined the impact of the pandemic on end-of-life outcomes for Chinese-speaking residents in language-concordant and language-discordant facilities.