Authors' recommendations: As the health care system adapts to meet the needs of aging seniors, it is imperative that we critically examine factors that determine entry into, exit from and length of stay in different health care settings. Understanding how settings of care relate to each other is necessary to inform policy decisions and to prepare for future health system utilization. In the preceding chapters, we considered factors relevant to the health of older women, health system encounters by community-dwelling older adults with dementia, the patterns and prevalence of care for individuals discharged from acute care hospitals after being treated for complex medical conditions, and health care usage by applicants awaiting entry into long-term care facilities. Health System Use by Frail Ontario Seniors provides policy makers, planners, health care providers, advocates and Ontarians an in-depth look at how and where frail older adults use health care services. Our aim with this work is to expand the understanding of how Ontario's health system can improve quality of care and provide better health outcomes for some of the province's most vulnerable older adults.

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2011

URL for published report: http://www.ices.on.ca/file/ICES_AgingReport_2011.pdf

URL for additional information: http://www.ices.on.ca/webpage.cfm?site_id=1&org_id=68

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Canada

Organisation Name: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

Contact Address: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue, G-Wing, Toronto ON, Canada, M5N 3M5. Tel: 416-480-4055; Fax: 416-480-6048

Contact Name: info@ices.on.ca

Contact Email: info@ices.on.ca

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