Home Care Patients' Decreased Ability To Perform Daily Activities

This is the percentage of patients, of all ages, receiving publicly funded home care services for at least 60 days, whose ability to perform daily activities (such as eating and bathing) decreased over the last six months. A lower percentage of patients is better.

Apr-Sept 2017/18

33.5%

of patients had decreased ability to perform daily activities such as eating and bathing

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Compare results across regions:

Region	Percent
Ontario	33.5
South West	27.6
Toronto Central	29.3
North West	29.7
Erie St Clair	30.1
Central	30.3
North East	30.7
Champlain	30.9
Central East	33.6
Waterloo Wellington	33.8
South East	37.3
North Simcoe Muskoka	39.4
Mississauga Halton	41.7
Central West	43.0
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant	48.1

Percentage of patients whose ability to perform daily activities decreased over the last six months, in Ontario, Apr-Sept 2012/13 to Apr-Sept 2017/18

Apr-Sept2012/13Oct-Mar2012/13Apr-Sept2013/14Oct-Mar2013/14Apr-Sept2014/15Oct-Mar2014/15Apr-Sept2015/16Oct-Mar2015/16Apr-Sept2016/17Oct-Mar2016/17Apr-Sept2017/180102030405033.433.437.137.136.136.135.635.636.636.639.139.136.236.236.836.835.835.834.934.933.533.5Bi-annualPercent

	Ontario
Apr-Sept 2012/13	33.39
Oct-Mar 2012/13	37.14
Apr-Sept 2013/14	36.14
Oct-Mar 2013/14	35.64
Apr-Sept 2014/15	36.6
Oct-Mar 2014/15	39.11
Apr-Sept 2015/16	36.16
Oct-Mar 2015/16	36.8
Apr-Sept 2016/17	35.83
Oct-Mar 2016/17	34.91
Apr-Sept 2017/18	33.47

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

The results shown are risk-adjusted. Data source: Home Care Reporting System (HCRS), provided by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). For more information on the technical description, please visit the Indicator Library.