Home care: Reports and releases

Seniors with dementia from lower-income neighbourhoods in Canada are more likely to visit hospitals for falls than those from more affluent areas.

Learn more about how care is different for people with young-onset dementia.

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.

Dementia in Canada provides a comprehensive look at dementia’s impact on Canada’s health systems, and the challenges seniors living with dementia face at home, in long-term care and in hospitals.

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.

This document highlights how Canada compares to 11 similar countries in the 2017 international health policy survey of seniors.

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…