Aim: To examine the perceptions of managers of elder care homes on the impact of facility and staff characteristics on infection control of COVID-19.
Design: Case study.
Methods: Six purposively sampled care home managers in the city of Stockholm were interviewed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has particularly affected older adults and resulted in high rates of infections and deaths in care homes. We have conducted a case study in which three managers of care homes for older adults in central Stockholm have shared their thoughts on the media coverage of care homes for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed the data using conventional content analysis and identified three themes and five categories.
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