Long-term care: Reports and releases

CIHI produces annual data quality reports to assess the contribution of each province and territory to 13 of CIHI's data domains.

This companion report describes the progress made to date on indicator development and reporting, and how to interpret indicator results, which are based on 2018–2019 data.

Take a closer look at the proportion of new long-term care residents who potentially could have been cared for at home.

This analysis provides information on the long-term care experience in 16 OECD countries during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic.

Explore new analysis on the long-term care experience in 16 OECD countries during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic.

This report describes how the indicators were selected, why they are important to Canadians and to our health systems, and what progress has been made to date on their development. 

The number of Canadian seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is rising steadily, and so is the  burden on caregivers and health care systems. 

Few seniors living with dementia in Canada receive palliative care and end-of-life services, despite having higher mortality than other seniors. 

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

The growing number of seniors living with dementia is leaving some primary care doctors feeling less well-prepared to manage dementia care in the community.