Long-term care: Reports and releases

Seniors living with dementia spend more time in the emergency department and have higher rates of hospitalization than other Canadians 65 and older, CIHI analysis shows.

In long-term care, seniors with dementia are at higher risk of being physically restrained and given potentially inappropriate antipsychotic drugs than other seniors. However, policy changes and educational supports have helped spur a decrease in this…

About 61% of seniors with dementia in Canada live at home — and they require support while staying there.

Get a summary of the key findings in CIHI's report Dementia in Canada. 

Explore dementia across the health system, including dementia in hospitals, long-term care, and home and community care.

Seniors were asked about many aspects of their health care experience, from mental health and access to medical specialists, to quality of home care and end-of-life planning. Learn more about the results of the latest Commonwealth Fund International…

With this series of products, we want to better understand how Canada’s seniors transition from living independently to receiving continuing care services.

Is residential care the right setting? About 1 in 5 seniors admitted to residential care have needs similar to those of individuals supported in the community. 

An analysis of the extent to which do-not-hospitalize and do-not-resuscitate advance directives are in place in Canada’s continuing care setting.

Organizations need to work with their ministry or regional health authority to establish the process for how their data will flow to CIHI.