Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With COVID-19 Deaths in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York

Nursing home patients have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. It has been reported that one-fourth of all COVID-19 deaths nationwide occurred in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.1 The objective of this study was to compare the characteristics of nursing homes with COVID-19 deaths to other nursing homes using data from Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.