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Long-Term Care Facility Location

Categorizes the long-term care facility into an urban or rural geographic area.

This measure is a component of a facility’s profile. There are no desirable results for this measure.

Data updated:
Data availability: (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon
Reporting level
Facility
Calculation

This contextual measure examines whether the facility is located in an urban or rural geographic area. The urban or rural status of the facility is based on the facility’s statistical area classification.

Unit of Analysis: Facility

Denominator

Not applicable

Numerator

Not applicable

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Name

Long-Term Care Facility Location

Short/Other Names

Located in Urban/Rural Area

Description

Categorizes the long-term care facility into an urban or rural geographic area. The urban or rural status of the facility is based on the facility’s statistical area classification.

Rationale

Not applicable

Interpretation

This measure is a component of a facility’s profile. There are no desirable results for this measure.

HSP Framework Dimension

Social determinants of health: Structural factors influencing health

Targets/Benchmarks

Not applicable

Available Data Years

(fiscal years)

Geographic Coverage

  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • New Brunswick
  • Nova Scotia
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon

Reporting Level/Disaggregation

  • Facility

Indicator Results

Your Health System: In Depth

Update Frequency

Every year

Latest Results Update Date

Updates

Not applicable

Description

This contextual measure examines whether the facility is located in an urban or rural geographic area. The urban or rural status of the facility is based on the facility’s statistical area classification.

Unit of Analysis: Facility

Denominator

Description:

Not applicable

Inclusions:

None

Exclusions:

None

Numerator

Description:

Not applicable

Inclusions:

None

Exclusions:

None

Geographic Assignment

Place of service

Data Sources

Caveats and Limitations

Not applicable

Trending Issues

Not applicable

Comments

Not applicable

References

Not applicable

How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Long-Term Care Facility Location. Accessed April 25, 2025.