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Table 2 Excess deaths (panel a) and excess deaths per bed (panel b) by care home type (in the first 24 weeks with COVID-19)

From: Excess mortality for care home residents during the first 23 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a national cohort study

 

Overall (nursing and residential homes combined)

Nursing homes

Residential homes

Panel a. Total excess deaths

 Overall excess death

29,542 [25,176; 33,908]

18,891 [15,956; 21,826]

10,651 [8914; 12,388]

 % excess deaths attributable to COVID-19

64.7 [56.41; 75.98]

67.1 [58.11; 79.49]

60.5 [52.03; 72.30]

 Reporting COVID-19 deaths

29,429 [25,047; 33,810]

19,722 [16,665; 22,778]

9707 [8011; 11,403]

 Not reported

112 [−457; 682]

− 831 [− 1291; −371]

943 [503; 1383]

 Providing services to older people/with dementia

28,958 [24,673; 33,242]

18,786 [15,858; 21,714]

10,171 [8470; 11,873]

 Providing non-dementia services to children and/or adults only

584 [380; 789]

105 [44; 166]

479 [292; 666]

 For-profit care homes

25,468 [21,685; 29,251]

17,335 [14,782; 19,888]

8133 [6592; 9674]

 Not-for-profit care homes

4074 [3081; 5067]

1556 [858; 2255]

2517 [2005; 3030]

 Branded care homes

14,671 [12,053; 17,288]

9776 [8017; 11,534]

4895 [3829; 5962]

 Non-branded care homes

14,871 [12,702; 17,041]

9116 [7540; 10,692]

5755 [4864; 6647]

 Small homes [0–23 beds]

1752 [1410; 2095]

195 [55; 335]

1558 [1231; 1885]

 Medium homes [24–40 beds]

5751 [4791; 6711]

2480 [1869; 3092]

3270 [2770; 3771]

 Large homes [41+ beds]

22,039 [18,564; 25,513]

16,216 [13,704; 18,729]

5823 [4524; 7122]

Panel b. Total excess deaths per bed (in %, adjusted for bed capacity as reported in March 2020)

 Overall excess

6.5 [5.5; 7.4]

8.4 [7.1; 9.7]

4.6 [3.8; 5.3]

 Overall excess attributable to COVID-19

4.2 [3.1; 5.7]

5.7 [4.1; 7.7]

2.8 [2.0; 3.9]

 Reporting COVID-19 deaths

13.5 [11.5; 15.5]

13.8 [11.7; 15.9]

13.0 [10.7; 15.2]

 Not reported

0.0 [−0.2; 0.3]

−1.0 [−1.6; −0.5]

0.6 [0.3; 0.9]

 Providing services to older people/with dementia

7.0 [5.9; 8.0]

8.6 [7.3; 9.9]

5.1 [4.3; 6.0]

 Providing non-dementia services to children and/or adults only

1.5 [1.0; 2.0]

1.9 [0.8; 3.0]

1.4 [0.9; 2.0]

 For-profit care homes

6.3 [5.4; 7.2]

8.4 [7.2; 9.7]

4.1 [3.3; 4.9]

 Not-for-profit care homes

8.0 [6.1; 10.0]

8.7 [4.8; 12.6]

7.7 [6.1; 9.2]

 Branded care homes

7.2 [6.0; 8.5]

8.4 [6.9; 10.0]

5.6 [4.4; 6.9]

 Non-branded care homes

5.8 [5.0; 6.7]

8.4 [7.0; 9.9]

4.0 [3.4; 4.6]

 Small homes [0–23 beds]

2.2 [1.8; 2.7]

2.6 [0.7; 4.5]

2.2 [1.7; 2.6]

 Medium homes [24–40 beds]

4.7 [4.0; 5.5]

6.0 [4.6; 7.5]

4.1 [3.5; 4.7]

 Large homes [41+ beds]

8.6 [7.3; 10.0]

9.2 [7.8; 10.7]

7.3 [5.6; 8.9]