October 22, 2020 – Toronto Star
COVID-19 had a devastating effect on the quality of life of nursing home residents. We may never know how much because some homes hit pause on assessing it
By: Moira Welsh
Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing, said CIHI’s long-term data is considered high quality. Both analyze it for major research projects. Sinha said the indicators “tell you how this resident is doing and how can we better plan their care. But if you don’t actually do that assessment, you are almost flying blind.”