Seniors’ health
A concerted effort is needed to support Canada’s rapidly aging population. CIHI provides timely and comparable data and information to guide decisions about the health of older adults age 65+. Explore information on the health of older adults, including indicators, data tables, reports and other key resources.
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Frailty among hospitalized seniors
Explore information and data related to the CIHI Hospital Frailty Risk Measure, an acute care contextual measure developed to characterize the risk of frailty among seniors.
Measuring access to priority health services
Explore indicators measuring access to home and community care and to mental health and substance use services.
Healthy aging: Safe and supportive care for older adults
Approach to selecting new indicators for the long-term care sector and its health care workers
Understanding health care trajectories of people living with dementia
This report, developed in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada, focuses on the health care trajectories of people living with dementia.
Drug use among seniors in Canada
This release describes the number and types of drugs prescribed to seniors, between 2017 and 2021 by sex, age, neighbourhood income and geographic location.
Commonwealth Fund survey, 2021
The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy surveys fill important information gaps by polling patients and providers in a number of developed countries. CIHI's companion reports tell the Canadian story and highlight how experiences with health care vary across Canada and how they compare with those in other countries. The 2021 edition focuses on the views and experiences of adults age 65 and older.
Indicators
Reports and releases
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