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System Performance

Home Care Performance in Ontario

These indicators provide data on distress among family and friend caregivers of home care patients, hospital readmissions of home care patients, and emergency department visits by home care patients.

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Family Or Friend Caregiver Distress

42.1%

of home care patients had a primary family or friend caregiver who experienced distress, anger or depression in relation to their caregiving role or was unable to continue their caregiving activities
HOME CARE PATIENTS READMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITHIN 30 DAYS

13.3%

of patients were readmitted within 30 days of leaving hospital
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS BY HOME CARE PATIENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF LEAVING HOSPITAL

26.1%

of patients visited the emergency department within 30 days of leaving hospital
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS BY HOME CARE PATIENTS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS OF LIFE

57.6%

of patients visited the emergency department in the last 30 days of life

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