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Seniors’ health

Seniors’ health kathschach

A concerted effort is needed to support Canada’s rapidly aging population. CIHI provides timely and comparable data and information to guide decisions about the health of older adults age 65+. Explore information on the health of older adults, including indicators, data tables, reports and other key resources.

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Frailty among hospitalized seniors

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  • November 30, 2023
Explore information and data related to the CIHI Hospital Frailty Risk Measure, an acute care contextual measure developed to characterize the risk of frailty among seniors.

Measuring access to priority health services

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  • November 30, 2023
Explore the latest products related to new pan-Canadian indicators about access to home and community care and to mental health and substance use services.

Drug use among seniors in Canada

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  • October 20, 2022
This release describes the number and types of drugs prescribed to seniors, between 2017 and 2021 by sex, age, neighbourhood income and geographic location.

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2021

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  • March 24, 2022
The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy surveys fill important information gaps by polling patients and providers in a number of developed countries. CIHI's companion reports tell the Canadian story and highlight how experiences with health care vary across Canada and how they compare with those in other countries. The 2021 edition focuses on the views and experiences of adults age 65 and older.

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Seniors’ health: Reports and releases

Seniors’ health: Reports and releases kathschach

This page lists seniors’ health reports, stories, infographics and release summaries.

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Mental health care

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The 2023 Commonwealth Fund survey of the general population explores lifestyle and economic factors that affect the need for mental health care in 10 countries, including Canada.

Primary health care

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The 2023 Commonwealth Fund survey of the general population explores equitable access to primary health care and experiences with primary care providers in 10 countries, including Canada.

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2023

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The 2023 Commonwealth Fund survey looked at the views and health care experiences of the general population age 18+ in 10 high-income countries, including Canada.

NACRS emergency department visits and lengths of stay

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Learn more about emergency department visits and lengths of stay by province and territory, based on data submitted to the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System.

Connected care

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CIHI is working with stakeholders to develop standards that enable connected care and health data interoperability in Canada.

Frailty among hospitalized seniors

  • Release summary
  • Published
Explore information and data related to the CIHI Hospital Frailty Risk Measure, an acute care contextual measure developed to characterize the risk of frailty among seniors.

Measuring access to priority health services

  • Release summary
  • Published
Explore the latest products related to new pan-Canadian indicators about access to home and community care and to mental health and substance use services.

Seniors’ health: Data tables

Seniors’ health: Data tables kathschach

This page lists data tables that provide information about seniors’ health.

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Seniors' health: Indicators

Seniors' health: Indicators kathschach

This page lists CIHI’s seniors’ health indicators.

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Behavioural Symptoms Improved

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This indicator provides the percentage of long-term care residents whose behavioural symptoms improved.

Behavioural Symptoms Worsened

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This indicator provides the percentage of long-term care residents whose behavioural symptoms worsened.

Caregiver Distress

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This indicator provides the percentage of long-stay home care clients whose unpaid caregivers experience distress in a 1-year period.

CIHI Hospital Frailty Risk Measure (HFRM)

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This is an acute care contextual measure developed to characterize the risk of frailty among seniors in hospitals across Canada.

Death at Home or in Community

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​​This indicator provides the percentage of Canadians who die at home or in the community each year.

Female Long-Term Care Residents

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The percentage of residents in the long-term care facility or corporation who are female.

Seniors’ health: Tools

Seniors’ health: Tools kathschach

This page lists CIHI’s performance reporting tools that contain seniors’ health data.

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Data Preview for Indicators Tool

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The Data Preview for Indicators web tool is used by stakeholders to review or validate their indicator results before they are made publicly available.

Drug programs

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An overview of public drug programs in Canada, including who qualifies for coverage and what is covered.

Formulary coverage

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A list of the drugs and products that are covered by public drug programs in Canada.

Interim IRRS HC Secure reporting tool

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The interim Integrated interRAI Reporting System Home Care (IRRS HC) Secure Reporting tool aggregates data from publicly funded home care programs in Canada.

IRRS LTC Secure Reporting tool

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The Integrated interRAI Reporting System Long-Term Care Secure Reporting tool aggregates pan-Canadian LTC data. Authorized users can explore organization-level data, compare results and see trends over time.

Markup policies

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Guidelines for the amount pharmacies can add to the cost of a drug or ingredient.

Patient Cost Estimator

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Estimate the average cost of various hospital services, costs incurred by hospitals and the average cost of the average typical inpatient in an acute care facility. 

Pharmaceutical Data Tool

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The Pharmaceutical Data Tool enhances access to key pharmaceutical information for analytical and policy needs by providing details about public drug programs and formularies.

Professional fees

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The amount paid for pharmacists’ services.

Seniors’ health: Data holdings

Seniors’ health: Data holdings kathschach

This page contains information about CIHI’s data holdings relevant to seniors’ health. 

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Commonwealth Fund metadata

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Source, data coverage, data availability, data elements and data quality of The Commonwealth Fund (CMWF).

Home Care Reporting System Metadata

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Source, data coverage, data availability, data elements and data quality of the Home Care Reporting System (HCRS).

Seniors’ health: News and podcasts

Seniors’ health: News and podcasts kathschach

This page contains media releases, bulletins and podcast episodes about seniors’ health.

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Frailty in Canada — Dr. Marcel Émond

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In this episode of the CHIP, guest host Jeanie Lacroix speaks with Dr. Marcel Émond, certified emergency physician at the level-1 trauma centre of the CHU de Québec — Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus, about the risks of frailty.

Frailty in Canada — Dr. Kenneth Rockwood

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On this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, clinical research professor of frailty and aging at Dalhousie University, about the risks of frailty.

Palliative Care in Canada — Bernard Lapointe and Philippe Miquel

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with McGill University professor Bernard Lapointe and documentary filmmaker Philippe Miquel about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

Palliative Care in Canada — Dr. Naheed Dosani

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Naheed Dosani about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

Virtual Care in Canada — Dr. Ewan Affleck

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Ewan Affleck about the future of virtual care in Canada and why he is so passionate about continuing its growth.

Virtual Care in Canada — Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya about the future of virtual care in Canada and why he is so passionate about continuing its growth.

Surgical Wait Times in Canada — Dr. Etienne Belzile

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with Dr. Etienne Belzile about the causes of surgical backlogs in Canada and what could be done to fix the problems for the long term.

Surgical Wait Times in Canada — Dr. David Urbach

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. David Urbach about the causes of surgical backlogs in Canada and what could be done to fix the problems for the long term.

Seniors’ health: Education resources

Seniors’ health: Education resources kathschach

Through our Learning Centre, CIHI provides opportunities for health professionals to understand our evolving reporting systems and the application of our standards, data and analytics. We offer many courses and resources for a variety of audiences, including clinicians, assessors, data submitters and analysts, decision-makers, policy planners and researchers.

Courses and resources are available in a variety of formats, including eLearning modules, PDF and page-based documents, live and recorded web conferences, and videos.

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Case mix

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Case-mix grouping methodologies help health care facilities plan and manage their services.