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System Performance

Interpretation Note

Results for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 fiscal years should be interpreted with caution as the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected hospital admissions and readmissions.

Readmissions For Home Care Patients In 30 Days After Leaving Hospital


This is the percentage of new publicly funded home care patients, of all ages, who had an unplanned readmission in 30 days after leaving hospital. A lower percentage of patients is better. Timely follow-up after hospital discharge can help prevent readmissions and improve patient outcomes.

Provincial ×

2021/22

14.0%

of patients were readmitted in 30 days after leaving hospital


Learn why some data is not available.


Compare results across regions:


Region Percent
Ontario 14.0
South East 12.8
Mississauga Halton 12.9
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant 13.2
Central West 13.5
Waterloo Wellington 13.8
Erie St Clair 13.9
North Simcoe Muskoka 13.9
South West 14.2
Central East 14.3
Champlain 14.4
Toronto Central 14.4
North East 14.5
Central 14.8
North West 15.4


Percentage of new patients receiving publicly funded home care who had an unplanned readmission within 30 days of leaving hospital, among those referred to home care from hospital or within 7 days of discharge, in Ontario, 2012/13 to 2021/22
2012/132013/142014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/22051015202512.812.813.013.012.812.813.113.112.912.912.612.612.712.713.613.614.214.214.014.0Fiscal YearPercent
Ontario
2012/13 12.814663763407
2013/14 12.969870875179
2014/15 12.759333841298
2015/16 13.142209264658
2016/17 12.943962931552
2017/18 12.557359600767
2018/19 12.698007675349
2019/20 13.575345691888
2020/21 14.215209845377
2021/22 13.951431624719

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Data source: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB), Home Care Database (HCD), provided by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). For more information on the technical description, please visit the Indicator Library.

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