Home Care Services Helped the Recipient Stay at Home
A higher number is desirable for this indicator. Lower values may indicate the need for more effective home care services to help recipients stay at home for as long as possible.
This indicator is calculated as the percentage of households receiving home care services in the past 12 months that reported that these services were very helpful in allowing the recipient(s) to stay at home.
Total number of households receiving home care services, excluding households where the reason for home care was not related to staying in the home.
Total number of households receiving home care services where respondents reported that these services were very helpful in allowing the recipient(s) to stay at home.
Methodology
Name
Home Care Services Helped the Recipient Stay at Home
Short/Other Names
Not applicable
Description
This indicator measures the percentage of households where at least one household member received home care services in the past 12 months and reported that these services were very helpful in allowing the recipient(s) to stay at home.
Rationale
This indicator captures the effectiveness of home care services at helping the recipient stay at home for as long as possible. Home care can be supplemented by other services that aim to support unpaid caregivers, who are often family members and other loved ones.
It can help indicate where more effective home care services and community supports could potentially delay or prevent admission to long-term care.
Interpretation
A higher number is desirable for this indicator. Lower values may indicate the need for more effective home care services to help recipients stay at home for as long as possible.
HSP Framework Dimension
Health system outputs: Access to comprehensive, high-quality health services
Areas of Need
Getting Better
Targets/Benchmarks
Not applicable
Available Data Years
to (calendar years)
Geographic Coverage
- All provinces
Reporting Level/Disaggregation
- National
- Province/Territory
Indicator Results
Web tool:
Your Health System: In Brief
Update Frequency
Every year
Latest Results Update Date
Description
This indicator is calculated as the percentage of households receiving home care services in the past 12 months that reported that these services were very helpful in allowing the recipient(s) to stay at home.
Type of Measurement
Percentage or proportion
Denominator
Description:
Total number of households receiving home care services, excluding households where the reason for home care was not related to staying in the home.
Inclusions:
- Home care recipients who still lived in the home when the survey was administered; reflects care and services received in the 12 months previous to the survey
- Both privately and publicly funded home care
Exclusions:
- Households where the reason for home care was not related to staying in the home
- Households on reserves or in other Indigenous settlements
- Institutionalized populations
- Households where the respondent was unsure whether or not the home care services were helpful
- Households where the respondent refused to respond
Numerator
Description:
Total number of households receiving home care services where respondents reported that these services were very helpful in allowing the recipient(s) to stay at home.
Inclusions:
Households reporting that home care services were very helpful in allowing the recipients to stay at home.
Exclusions:
None
Method of Adjustment
Not applicable
Adjustment Applied
None
Geographic Assignment
Place of residence
Data Sources
- CCHS, Statistics Canada
Caveats and Limitations
For the purposes of this indicator, both privately and publicly funded home care services are included. This includes services received because of a health condition or a limitation in daily activities. It excludes informal help from family, friends or neighbours. Home care services that are unrelated to staying at home are also excluded.
The indicator does not capture people who previously received home care but are no longer at home. This could result in more favourable responses, since those for whom home care was not helpful to stay at home may now be living elsewhere.
Trending Issues
Not applicable
References
Statistics Canada. Canadian Community Health Survey — Annual Component (CCHS). Accessed August 2024.
How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Home Care Services Helped the Recipient Stay at Home. Accessed April 24, 2025.
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Comments
This indicator belongs to the Shared Health Priorities portfolio measuring access to mental health and substance use services and to home and community care.
More information on this indicator is available in the 2021 companion report on the Shared Health Priorities page.